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decemvir

UK/dɪˈsɛm.və/US/dɪˈsɛm.vəɹ/

decemvir noun: 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.

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 decemvir

pluraldecemvirs
pluraldecemviri
alternative formDecemvir
alternative formdecimvir

Origin of decemvir

From Latin decemvir.

Words formed from decemvir

Questions about decemvir

What does decemvir mean?
Decemvir means 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.
What part of speech is decemvir?
Decemvir is a noun.
How do you pronounce decemvir?
Decemvir is pronounced /dɪˈsɛm.və/ (UK).
What is the plural of decemvir?
The plural of decemvir is decemvirs.

Words near decemvir in the dictionary

  1. decemplex
  2. decemplicate
  3. decemuir
  4. decemuiri
  5. decemuirs
  6. decemvir
  7. decemviral
  8. decemvirate
  9. decemvirates
  10. decemviri
  11. decemvirs

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