English Explanatory Dictionary

optimate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒptɪmeɪt/

Word forms

optimate optimates

Etymology

From Latin optimātēs, masculine plural form of optimās (“best, noblest”).

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