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decemvirate

decemvirate noun: a group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.

Noun

decemvirate (plural decemvirates)

  1. A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.
    Synonyms:
    government

Synonyms of decemvirate

Forms of decemvirate

pluraldecemvirates
alternative formDecemvirate
alternative formdecimvirate

Origin of decemvirate

From Latin decemvirātus, equivalent to decemvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

Questions about decemvirate

What does decemvirate mean?
Decemvirate means a group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.
What part of speech is decemvirate?
Decemvirate is a noun.
What is the plural of decemvirate?
The plural of decemvirate is decemvirates.

Words near decemvirate in the dictionary

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

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