单词 | nizamate |
释义 | nizamate in British English (nɪˈzɑːmeɪt) noun a territory or office of the Nizam nizamate in American English (nɪˈzɑːmeit, -ˈzæmeit, nai-) noun the position held or territory governed by a Nizam Word origin [1885–90; nizam + -ate3]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, classified, reactor, scrum, zoom-ate is a suffix occurring orig. in nouns borrowed from Latin, and in English coinagesfrom Latin bases, that denote offices or functions (consulate; triumvirate; pontificate), as well as institutions or collective bodies (electorate; senate); sometimes extended to denote a person who exercises such a function (magistrate; potentate), an associated place (consulate), or a period of office or rule (protectorate). Joined to stems of any origin, -ate signifies the office, term of office, or territory of a ruler or official (caliphate; khanate; shogunate) |
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