OPTIMATE

Etymology

Noun

optimate (plural optimates)

(historical) A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble.

Source: Wiktionary


Op"ti*mate, a. Etym: [L. optimas, -atis, adj., optimates, n. pl., the adherents of the best men, the aristocrats, fr. optimus the best.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the nobility or aristocracy. [R.] -- n.

Definition: A nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in a state or city. [R.] Chapman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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