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Definition of Suffetes
1. suffete [n] - See also: suffete
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suffetes
Literary usage of Suffetes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"... or The Suf- suffetes (a term identical with the Hebrew Shofetim, e s' judges),
were chosen by the people out of the most distinguished families. ..."
2. The history of Rome by Joseph Anton F. Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"It is remarkable that we cannot state with certainty whether one or two suffetes
held office at the same time; but it would seem probable that there were ..."
3. History and Present Condition of the Barbary States: Comprehending a View of by Michael Russell (1842)
"... the Senate— The Select Council—The Kings or suffetes—Distinction between the
King and a General—Some resemblance to Roman Consuls and Hebrew Judges—Wise ..."
4. The History of Ancient Europe: With a View of the Revolutions in Asia and by William Russell (1801)
"We accordingly find the Tyrians in their new city governed for a time, by suffetes
or judges ; a kind of magistrates ..."
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