"optimate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒptɪmeɪt/ [UK] Forms: optimates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin optimātēs, masculine plural form of optimās (“best, noblest”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|optimātēs}} Latin optimātēs Head templates: {{en-noun}} optimate (plural optimates)
  1. (historical) A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Rome Translations (member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome): optimaat [masculine] (Dutch), optimate [masculine] (French), Optimat [masculine] (German), Optimatin [feminine] (German), ottimate (Italian)
    Sense id: en-optimate-en-noun-zcF45RUc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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