quattuorvir
quattuorvir noun: a member of a quattuorvirate; one of four people associated in some office.
Noun
quattuorvir (plural quattuorvirs or quattuorviri)
- A member of a quattuorvirate; one of four people associated in some office.
- The quattuorviri probably took up office on January 1st 44 B.C., although some authorities believe this event took place in October 45 B.C.1983, Lesław Morawiecki, “Issues struck during [Julius] Caesar’s lifetime”, in Political Propaganda in the Coinage of the Late Roman Republic (44-43 B.C.), Lviv: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich...
Forms of quattuorvir
| plural | quattuorvirs |
|---|---|
| plural | quattuorviri |
| alternative form | quadrumvir |
| alternative form | quartumvir |
Origin of quattuorvir
Learned borrowing from Latin quattuorvir.
Questions about quattuorvir
- What does quattuorvir mean?
- Quattuorvir means a member of a quattuorvirate; one of four people associated in some office.
- What part of speech is quattuorvir?
- Quattuorvir is a noun.
- What is the plural of quattuorvir?
- The plural of quattuorvir is quattuorvirs.
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