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vergobret

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːɡəbɹɛt/
  • rhymes with -ɛt

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noun

Meaning 1

A magistrate in ancient Gaul who held the highest office in many Gallic cities, especially among the Aedui.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • Although the vergobret was an important position amongst the Aedui, little information about this office has been preserved in the historical record.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin vergobretus (“chief magistrate amongst the Aedui”), from Gaulish uercobretos.