TRIBROMOPHENOL; TRIBROMPHENOL
Tri*bro`mo*phe"nol, Tri`brom*phe"nol, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless crystalline substance prepared by the reaction of carbolic acid with bromine.
TRIBUAL; TRIBULAR
Trib"u*al, Trib"u*lar, a.
Defn: Of or relating to a tribe; tribal; as, a tribual characteristic; tribular worship. [R.] The tribual lispings of the Ephraimites. Fuller.
TRIBULATION Trib`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [OE. tribulacium, F. tribulation, L. tribulatio, from tribulare to press, afflict, fr. tribulum a thrashing sledge, akin to terere, tritum, to rub. See Trite.]
Defn: That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe
affliction.
When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and
by he is offended. Matt. xiii. 21.
In the world ye shall have tribulation. John. xvi. 33.
TRIBUNAL Tri*bu"nal, n. Etym: [L. tribunal, fr. tribunus a tribune who administered justice: cf. F. tribunal. See Tribune.]
1. The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice.
2. Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the highest tribunal in the kingdom.
TRIBUNARY
Trib"u*na*ry, a.