'Tribunat is the (french) name, somewhat confusingly derived from the Latintribunatus ('office or term of a Roman tribunus') of a collective organ of the young revolutionary French republic composed of members styled tribun ('tribune') but, despite the apparent reference to one of ancient Rome's prestigious magistratures, not holding any individual authority as such, nor holding real political power as an assembly
"Tribunat" is the French name of a collective organ of the young revolutionary French Republic composed of members styled tribun or tribune.
The name is derived from the Latin term tribunatus, meaning office or term of a Roman tribunus.
Despite the apparent reference to one of ancient Rome's prestigious magistratures, the Tribunat did not hold any individual authority as such, nor any real political power as an assembly.
Under the Convention he was made civil judge in the Court of Cassation, and was one of the original members of the Institute.
A moderate statesman, he was elected secretary and finally president of the Tribunat, but with other of his colleagues he was expelled for his irreconcilable attitude towards the establishment of the civil code.
On his retirement he again turned to write for the stage, producing Le Tresor and Moliere avec ses amis in 1804.
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