| 单词 | catholicate |
| 释义 | catholicate in British English (kəˈθɒlɪˌkeɪt) noun the legal power of the leader of an Armenian church catholicate in American English (kəˈθɑlɪˌkeit, -kɪt) noun the see of a catholicos Word origin [1875–80; ‹ ML catholicātus, equiv. to catholic(us) catholicos + -ātus -ate3]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: musical chairs, overdraft, pressure point, slime mold, weekend-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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