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SUFFETE

\sˈʌfiːt], \sˈʌfiːt], \s_ˈʌ_f_iː_t]\

Definitions of SUFFETE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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suf'[=e]t, n. one of the suffetes or chief administrative officials of ancient Carthage. [L. sufes, -[)e]tis--Punic; cf. Heb. shÃ´phet, a judge.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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