TRIBUNE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin tribunus, from tribus tribe Date: 14th century a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates, an unofficial defender of the rights of the individual, ~ship noun II. noun Etymology: French, from Italian tribuna, from Latin tribunal Date: circa 1771 a dais or platform from which an assembly is addressed