alternat

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alternat - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alternat \Al`ter`nat"\, n. [F.]
     A usage, among diplomats, of rotation in precedence among
     representatives of equal rank, sometimes determined by lot
     and at other times in regular order. The practice obtains in
     the signing of treaties and conventions between nations.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]