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triumviral

triumviral adjective: of or belonging to the triumviri or the triumvirate.

Adjective

triumviral (not comparable)

  1. Of or belonging to the triumviri or the triumvirate.
    • the regency was transferred to Cixi and Ci’an. Gong became the prince counsellor. Under this triumviral rule, the government entered a temporary period of revitalization.2026 July 15, “Cixi empress dowager of China”, in britannica.com

Origin of triumviral

Learned borrowing from Latin triumvirālis. By surface analysis, triumvir + -al.

Questions about triumviral

What does triumviral mean?
Triumviral means of or belonging to the triumviri or the triumvirate.
What part of speech is triumviral?
Triumviral is an adjective.

Words near triumviral in the dictionary

  1. triumphing
  2. triumphingly
  3. triumphings
  4. triumphs
  5. triumvir
  6. triumviral
  7. triumvirate
  8. triumvirates
  9. triumviri
  10. triumvirs
  11. triumvirship

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