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debite

debite noun: a deputy; an official.

Noun

debite (plural debites)

  1. (obsolete) A deputy; an official.
    • Jesus stode before the debite, and the debite axed him, saynge: Arte thou the kynge of the iwes?1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew

Forms of debite

pluraldebites

Origin of debite

Alteration of depute.

Questions about debite

What does debite mean?
Debite means a deputy; an official.
What part of speech is debite?
Debite is a noun.
What is the plural of debite?
The plural of debite is debites.

Words near debite in the dictionary

  1. debit cards
  2. debit note
  3. debitable
  4. debitage
  5. debitages
  6. debite
  7. debited
  8. debites
  9. debiteuse
  10. debiteuses
  11. debiting

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