magnate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin magnātēs, plural of magnās, from magnus (“great”), mid 15th c. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmæɡneɪt/, /ˈmæɡnət/ Rhymes: -æɡneɪt, -æɡnət Homophone: magnet (one pronunciation) === Noun === magnate (plural magnates) Powerful industrialist; captain of industry. A person of rank, influence or distinction in any sphere. (historical) In medieval and early modern Italy, a member of a legally defined category of especially wealthy patrician families, often deprived of the right to political participation by republican governments. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “magnate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === magnate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia business magnate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Magenta, amagent, magenta, name tag, gateman, nametag == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin magnās. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maɲˈɲa.te/ Rhymes: -ate Hyphenation: ma‧gnà‧te === Noun === magnate m (plural magnati) magnate, tycoon, captain of industry === Further reading === magnate in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === magenta, tamagne == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [maŋˈnaː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [maɲˈɲaː.te] === Noun === magnāte vocative singular of magnātus == Middle English == === Etymology === From Late Latin. Attested only in the plural in Middle English. === Noun === magnate (plural magnates) a high official === References === “magnāt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin magnātēs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maɡˈnate/ [maɣ̞ˈna.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: mag‧na‧te === Noun === magnate m (plural magnates, feminine magnate or magnata, feminine plural magnates or magnatas) magnate, tycoon ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: magnate === Further reading === “magnate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === magenta == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish magnate, from Late Latin magnātēs, plural of magnās, from magnus (“great”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡˈnate/ [mɐɡˈn̪aː.t̪ɛ] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: mag‧na‧te === Noun === magnate (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜈᜆᜒ) magnate ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “magnate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018