Definition of "nates" []

• The buttocks. (noun-plural)

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• "From this point of view the nates are a symbol of contempt, and any sexual significance is excluded."
• "Next day he interviewed his two subordi - nates, Manders and Reilly, reckless youngsters who were as elated as if it were a deer-hunt."
• "Morisons statement read: I found several superficial bruises on different parts of her body, and redness and tendency to excoriation about the nates, none of them at all connected with the cause of her death, which was occasioned by General Paralysis."