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centumvirate

centumvirate noun: a group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.

Noun

centumvirate (plural centumvirates)

  1. A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
    Synonyms:
    government

Synonyms of centumvirate

Forms of centumvirate

pluralcentumvirates

Origin of centumvirate

From Latin centumvirātus, from centumvirī (“centumvirs, centumviri”) + ātus (abstract noun-forming suffix). Equivalent to centumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, here the group of people performing it).

Questions about centumvirate

What does centumvirate mean?
Centumvirate means a group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
What part of speech is centumvirate?
Centumvirate is a noun.
What is the plural of centumvirate?
The plural of centumvirate is centumvirates.

Words near centumvirate in the dictionary

  1. centumizes
  2. centumizing
  3. centums
  4. centumvir
  5. centumviral
  6. centumvirate
  7. centumvirates
  8. centumviri
  9. centumvirs
  10. centuple
  11. centupled

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