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centumviri

centumviri is the plural of centumvir.

Meaning of centumvir

Noun

centumvir (plural centumvirs or centumviri)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, historical) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.

Questions about centumviri

What is centumviri the plural of?
Centumviri is the plural of centumvir.

Words near centumviri in the dictionary

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

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