Magnate definition – Wordpandit

Magnate & Magnet

by Wordpandit | Jun 13, 2012 | Usage Tips | 0 comments

Magnate is a word that comes to from Latin. Magnate, derived from from the Late Latin magnas, refers to a great man. ‘Magnus’ in itself implies ‘great’, with the word designating a noble or other man in high social position. This term was applied to the Turkish...