alternat

See also: alternât

English

Etymology

French

Noun

alternat

  1. The custom, among diplomats, of rotation in precedence among representatives of equal rank, sometimes determined by lot and at other times in regular order. The practice obtains in the signing of treaties and conventions between nations.

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

alternat

  1. past participle of alternar

French

Noun

alternat m (plural alternats)

  1. alternation
  2. The imposition of circulation alternée

Latin

Verb

alternat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of alternō
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