词根词缀：-ate (office of)

【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; office of, office holder

【同源单词】cardinalate, consulate, delegate, diaconate, directorate, emirate

词根词缀：cardin-

【来源及含义】Latin: hinge, hinge of a door, pivot, that on which something turns; thus, principal, chief

【同源单词】cardinal, cardinal, cardinal number, cardinal point, cardinal virtue, cardinalate