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trĭbūnal (moleste diligentibus permittamus et tribunale dicere, Quint. 1, 6, 17; yet trĭbūnāle is found Corp. Inscr. Lat. 206, 24), ālis, n. tribunus.
I. Lit.
1. A raised semicircular or square platform, on which the seats of magistrates were placed, a judgment-seat, tribunal (cf.: “suggestus, sella): compleatur tribunal,” Cic. Brut. 84, 290: “popularis accessus ac tribunal,” id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8, § 25: “praetor tribunal suum juxta Trebonii praetoris urbani sellam collocavit,” Caes. B. C. 3, 20; cf. Tac. A. 15, 29; Mart. 11, 98, 17: “eum de tribunali deturbavit,” Caes. B. C. 3, 21; Cic. Vatin. 9, 21: “(praetor) palam de sellā ac tribunali pronuntiat, Si quis, etc.,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 94: “quem ad se vocari et de tribunali citari jussit,” id. ib. 2, 5, 7, § “16: pro tribunali agere aliquid,” id. Fam. 3, 8, 21; cf. id. Pis. 5, 11: “qui dicunt apud tribunalia,” Quint. 11, 3, 134; cf. id. 11, 3, 156: “laudatum ex quattuor tribu nalibus,” id. 12, 5, 6: “nobis in tribunali praetoris urbani sedentibus,” Cic. de Or. 1, 37, 168: “sedens pro tribunali,” Liv. 39, 32, 11: “Fulvius magnā circumfusus turbā ad tribunal consulis venit,” id. 26, 22, 3; cf. Tac. A. 1, 75.—
2. The elevation in the camp, from which the general addressed the soldiers or administered justice, Liv. 28, 27, 15; Tac. H. 3, 10; 4, 25; cf.: “regium (sc. Porsenae),” Liv. 2, 12, 6.—
3. The seat of the prætor in the theatre, Suet. Aug. 44.—
4. A tribunal erected as a monument to a deceased person of high rank: “sepulcrum Antiochiae ubi crematus (Germanicus), tribunal Epidaphnae, quo in loco vitam finierat,” Tac. A. 2, 83; Inscr. Orell. 4548.—
II. Transf., in gen., a mound, dam, embankment: “tribunalia structa manibus ad experimenta altissimi aestūs,” Plin. 16, 1, 1, § 3.—
B. Of the persons who sit on a tribunal, the magistrates: “omne forum quem spectat et omne tribunal,” Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 57.—
III. Trop., height, greatness: “quid superest ad honoris mei tribunal et columen, ad laudis meae cumulum?” App. Flor. p. 356, 16.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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