alternat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The custom, among diplomats, of rotation in precedence among representatives of equal rank, sometimes determined by lot and at other times in regular order. The practice obtains in the signing of treaties and conventions between nations.

Word forms

alternat

Etymology

From French.

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