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magnate(dictionary)

magnate (iou)



magnate noun. LME.
[Late Latin magnat-, magnas, from Latin magnus great, perh. infl. in 18 by French magnat: see -ATE1.]
A great or noble person. Now esp. a wealthy and influential person, esp. in business (freq. with specifying word). LME.
Byron Born of high lineage..He mingled with the Magnates of his land. Sunday Times The Italian television magnate who has three channels in Italy.
Hist. In Hungary and Poland, a member of the Upper House in the Diet. L18.
? Rare before L18.
magnateship noun the dignity or position of a magnate E20.