- tribunal (n.)
[tribunal 词源字典]
- early 15c., "a judgement seat," from Old French tribunal "justice seat, judgement seat" (13c.) and directly from Latin tribunal "platform for the seat of magistrates, elevation, embankment," from tribunus "official in ancient Rome, magistrate," literally "head of a tribe" (see tribune). Hence, "a court of justice or judicial assembly" (1580s).[tribunal etymology, tribunal origin, 英语词源]