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pontificate To pontificate is to talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner. To pontificate properly, you need to be a know-it-all with very strong opinions and the urge to share them. Pontificate comes from the French word pontiff, another word for the Pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. As a verb (pronounced pon-TIF-i-kate), it meant to perform the functions of the Pope or other high official in the Church..
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- Definition of tutelage. 1a : an act or process of serving as guardian or protector : guardianshipb : hegemony over a foreign territory : trusteeship 2. 2 : the state of being under a guardian or tutor.
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- Latin. collaborate-to work with a person; elaborate-to work out the details; laborious-requiring a lot of hard work. lact/o. milk. Latin. lactate-to give milk, nurse; lactose-the sugar contained in milk; lactic acid. later. side. Latin. bilateral-of or involving two sides; unilateral-affecting one side of something.
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prefecture the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect. Origin of prefecture. Latin. 1570-1580.
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- Given at Lyons, on the 3rd of July, in the fifth year of our pontificate. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Sir Moses Montefiore. The period comprised by the third volume of this admirable history extends from the pontificate of Sylvester II.
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viceroynoun  [ C] viceroy meaning, definition, what is viceroy: someone who represents a king or queen and rules for him or her in another country: . Learn more.
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Definitions &Translations Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: viceroy (Noun). One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch. viceroy (Noun). An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.
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- rector (n.) late 14c. (early 13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Latin rector ruler, governor, director, guide, from rect-, past participle stem of regere to rule, guide (from PIE root *reg-move in a straight line, with derivatives meaning to direct in a straight line, thus to lead, rule).
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VICEROY Noun. 1. viceroy-governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign. vicereine. exarch-a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire. governor-the head of a state government.
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Viceroy A viceroy /ˈvaɪs.rɔɪ/ is a regal official who runs a country, colony, city, province, or sub-national state, in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning in the place of and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's territory may be called a viceroyalty, though this term is not always applied. The adjectival form is viceregal, less often viceroyal. The term vicereine is sometimes used to indicate ...
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catenative (comparative more catenative, superlative most catenative) Having the ability to catenate, or form chains.
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Consul (November 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Consul (abbrev. cos.; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the appointive office under the Roman Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic. The relating adjective is consular, from the consularis.
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diplomate Vox populi A person with a degree in higher education—i.e., one who has a diploma. A person with a degree of higher education, a diplomate Graduate education A physician who is board-certified in a particular specialty and holds a diploma from a specialty board. See Boards, Board-certified, Board-eligible.
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appoint : to choose (someone) to have a particular job : to give (someone) a position or duty. : to decide or establish (something) in an official way. : to decide (the time or place at which something will happen or be done)
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RHINO Steel Panel Colors RHINO Steel buildings, however, come in a range of commercial building panel colors. These metal building color schemes are made of an industry proven Silicone-Polyester coating that is a recognized standard of product quality for exterior building systems.
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- Latin[edit] In the Latin language, pompatus is an actual word meaning done with pomp or splendor. It is the masculine perfect participle of the Latin root word pompo. However, it is stressed on the second syllable, whereas the nonce word is stressed on the first.
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Potentate POTENTATE. One who has a great power over, an extended country; a sovereign. 2. By the naturalization laws, an alien is required, before he can be naturalized, to renounce all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereign whatever. Want to thank TFD for its existence?
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pontificate the office or term of office of a pontiff. verb (used without object), pontificated, pontificating. 2. to perform the office or duties of a pontiff. 3. to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner:
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- Full Definition of VENERATE. transitive verb. 1. : to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference. 2. : to honor (as an icon or a relic) with a ritual act of devotion. — ven·er·a·tor \-ˌrā-tər\ noun. See venerate defined for English-language learners. See venerate defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
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Pontiff For other uses, see Pontifex (disambiguation). A pontiff (from Latin pontifex) was, in Roman antiquity, a member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs.
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- A viceroy / ˈ v aɪ s. r ɔɪ / is a regal official who runs a country, colony, city, province, or sub-national state, in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning in the place of and the French word roi, meaning king.
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- /prɛˈstiːʒ/. noun. Learner's definition of PRESTIGE. [noncount]. : the respect and admiration that someone or something gets for being successful or important. Her career as a diplomat has brought her enormous prestige.
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confer confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor). confer an honorary degree afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver.
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Theological Definition It is well to note that the definitive nature of a decree does not prevent the defined doctrine from being examined anew and defined again by the pope or a general council; what it excludes is a re-opening of the question in a spirit of doubt about the truth of the doctrine which has been already definitively settled.
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- Given at Lyons, on the 3rd of July, in the fifth year of our pontificate. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Sir Moses Montefiore. The period comprised by the third volume of this admirable history extends from the pontificate of Sylvester II. The Catholic World.
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- Full Definition of PRESIDE. intransitive verb. 1. : to exercise guidance, direction, or control. 2. a: to occupy the place of authority: act as president, chairman, or moderator b: to occupy a position similar to that of a president or chairman. 3. — pre·sid·er noun.