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octovirate

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

Noun

octovirate (plural octovirates)

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

Synonyms of octovirate

Forms of octovirate

pluraloctovirates

Origin of octovirate

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

Questions about octovirate

What does octovirate mean?
Octovirate means a group of eight people, especially (politics) a council of eight men who share office or rule.
What part of speech is octovirate?
Octovirate is a noun.
What is the plural of octovirate?
The plural of octovirate is octovirates.

Words near octovirate in the dictionary

  1. octotiamine
  2. octotrigintillion
  3. octovalent
  4. octovigintillion
  5. octovir
  6. octovirate
  7. octovirates
  8. octoviri
  9. octovirs
  10. octoword
  11. octowords

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