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vergobret

Syllables: ver·go·bretUK/ˈvɜːɡəbɹɛt/

vergobret noun: a magistrate in ancient Gaul who held the highest office in many Gallic cities, especially among the Aedui.

Noun

vergobret (plural vergobrets)

  1. A magistrate in ancient Gaul who held the highest office in many Gallic cities, especially among the Aedui.
    • Although the vergobret was an important position amongst the Aedui, little information about this office has been preserved in the historical record.
    • Diuitiacus and Liſcus, who at that time was the cheefe Magistrate, and by the Heduanes called Vergobret1619, Thomas Milles, The Treasurie of Auncient and Moderne Times (quotation in English; overall work in English), London: William Iagard, pages 60--61

Forms of vergobret

pluralvergobrets

Origin of vergobret

From Latin vergobretus (“chief magistrate amongst the Aedui”), from Gaulish uercobretos.

Words that rhyme with vergobret

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Questions about vergobret

What does vergobret mean?
Vergobret means a magistrate in ancient Gaul who held the highest office in many Gallic cities, especially among the Aedui.
What part of speech is vergobret?
Vergobret is a noun.
How do you pronounce vergobret?
Vergobret is pronounced /ˈvɜːɡəbɹɛt/ (UK).
What is the plural of vergobret?
The plural of vergobret is vergobrets.

Words near vergobret in the dictionary

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  9. vergée
  10. vergées
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