dietine

noun

di·​e·​tine

¦dīə¦tēn,

¦dēə-

plural -s

: a subordinate or local assembly or diet

specifically : a onetime local assembly of Polish nobles that elected deputies to the national diet

Word History

Etymology

French diétine, from diète diet (from Medieval Latin dieta) + -ine

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