Tribunary

trib·une ¹  (trbyn, tr-byn)

n.

1. An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates.

2. A protector or champion of the people.

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[Middle English, from Old French tribun, from Latin tribnus, from tribus, tribe; see tribe.]

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tribu·nary (trby-nr) adj.

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trib·une ²  (trbyn, tr-byn)

n.

1. A raised platform or dais from which a speaker addresses an assembly.

2. The usually domed or vaulted apse of a basilica.

3. See gallery.

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[French, from Old French, part of a church, speaking platform, from Old Italian tribuna, from Medieval Latin tribna, alteration of Latin tribnal; see tribunal.]