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decemuir

decemuir is the obsolete form of decemvir.

Meaning of decemvir

Noun

decemvir (plural decemvirs or decemviri)

  1. (historical) Any of two groups of 10 men selected in 451 and 450 B.C. to wield complete power over Rome and establish the laws of the Twelve Tables.
  2. Any member of a decemvirate, a council or ruling body of 10 people, as the Venetian Council of Ten.

Forms of decemuir

pluraldecemuirs
pluraldecemuiri

Questions about decemuir

What is decemuir the obsolete form of?
Decemuir is the obsolete form of decemvir.

Words near decemuir in the dictionary

  1. decemlocular
  2. decempartite
  3. decempedal
  4. decemplex
  5. decemplicate
  6. decemuir
  7. decemuiri
  8. decemuirs
  9. decemvir
  10. decemviral
  11. decemvirate

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