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decemviri

decemviri is the plural 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.

Questions about decemviri

What is decemviri the plural of?
Decemviri is the plural of decemvir.

Words near decemviri in the dictionary

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

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