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undecimvirate

undecimvirate noun: a group of eleven people, especially (politics) a council of eleven men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of eleven magistrates in ancient Athens.

Noun

undecimvirate (plural undecimvirates)

  1. (uncommon) A group of eleven people, especially (politics) a council of eleven men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of eleven magistrates in ancient Athens.
    Synonyms:
    government

Synonyms of undecimvirate

Forms of undecimvirate

pluralundecimvirates
alternative formundecemvirate

Origin of undecimvirate

From Latin ūndecimvirātus, from ūndecimvirī (“undecimvirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

Questions about undecimvirate

What does undecimvirate mean?
Undecimvirate means a group of eleven people, especially (politics) a council of eleven men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of eleven magistrates in ancient Athens.
What part of speech is undecimvirate?
Undecimvirate is a noun.
What is the plural of undecimvirate?
The plural of undecimvirate is undecimvirates.

Words near undecimvirate in the dictionary

  1. undecimarticulate
  2. undecimated
  3. Undecimber
  4. undecimic
  5. undecimvir
  6. undecimvirate
  7. undecimvirates
  8. undecimviri
  9. undecimvirs
  10. undecipher
  11. undecipherability

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