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suffete

suffete noun: one of the chief magistrates who ruled ancient Carthage.

Noun

suffete (plural suffetes)

  1. One of the chief magistrates who ruled ancient Carthage.

Forms of suffete

pluralsuffetes

Origin of suffete

From Latin suffes, from Late Punic 𐤔𐤐𐤈 (špṭ, “judge”). Doublet of shophet.

Questions about suffete

What does suffete mean?
Suffete means one of the chief magistrates who ruled ancient Carthage.
What part of speech is suffete?
Suffete is a noun.
What is the plural of suffete?
The plural of suffete is suffetes.

Words near suffete in the dictionary

  1. Sufferns
  2. suffers
  3. suffers fools gladly
  4. suffers from
  5. suffers in silence
  6. suffete
  7. suffetes
  8. suffice
  9. suffice it to say
  10. suffice to say
  11. sufficeable

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