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duovirate

duovirate is the alternative form of duumvirate.

Meaning of duumvirate

Noun

duumvirate (plural duumvirates)

  1. Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.
    • To replace the all-powerful Salan, de Gaulle appointed a duumvirate – Paul Delouvrier and General Maurice Challe.1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 310
    Synonyms:
    diarchy
  2. (historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.

Forms of duovirate

pluralduovirates

Questions about duovirate

What is duovirate the alternative form of?
Duovirate is the alternative form of duumvirate.

Words near duovirate in the dictionary

  1. duotypes
  2. duoverse
  3. duoverses
  4. duovigintillion
  5. duovir
  6. duovirate
  7. duovirates
  8. duovirs
  9. duovirus
  10. duoviruses
  11. dup

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