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decemvirs

decemvirs 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 decemvirs

What is decemvirs the plural of?
Decemvirs is the plural of decemvir.

Words near decemvirs in the dictionary

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

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