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novemvirate

novemvirate noun: a group of nine people, especially (politics) a council of nine men who share office or rule.

Noun

novemvirate (plural novemvirates)

  1. (uncommon) A group of nine people, especially (politics) a council of nine men who share office or rule.
    Synonyms:
    government

Synonyms of novemvirate

Forms of novemvirate

pluralnovemvirates

Origin of novemvirate

From Latin novemvirātus, from novemvir + -ātus. By surface analysis, novemvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a group of people performing it)

Questions about novemvirate

What does novemvirate mean?
Novemvirate means a group of nine people, especially (politics) a council of nine men who share office or rule.
What part of speech is novemvirate?
Novemvirate is a noun.
What is the plural of novemvirate?
The plural of novemvirate is novemvirates.

Words near novemvirate in the dictionary

  1. Novempopulania
  2. novemquinquagintillion
  3. novemtrigintillion
  4. novemvigintillion
  5. novemvir
  6. novemvirate
  7. novemvirates
  8. novemviri
  9. novemvirs
  10. novena
  11. novenae

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