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vigintivirate

vigintivirate noun: a group of twenty people, especially (politics) a council of twenty men sharing an office or rule and particularly (historical) such an administrative council in ancient Rome.

Noun

vigintivirate (plural vigintivirates)

  1. A group of twenty people, especially (politics) a council of twenty men sharing an office or rule and particularly (historical) such an administrative council in ancient Rome.
    Synonyms:
    government

Synonyms of vigintivirate

Forms of vigintivirate

pluralvigintivirates

Origin of vigintivirate

From Latin vīgintivirātus, from vīgintivir + -ātus (“-ate”).

Questions about vigintivirate

What does vigintivirate mean?
Vigintivirate means a group of twenty people, especially (politics) a council of twenty men sharing an office or rule and particularly (historical) such an administrative council in ancient Rome.
What part of speech is vigintivirate?
Vigintivirate is a noun.
What is the plural of vigintivirate?
The plural of vigintivirate is vigintivirates.

Words near vigintivirate in the dictionary

  1. vigintisexvirates
  2. vigintisexviri
  3. vigintisexvirs
  4. vigintivir
  5. vigintiviral
  6. vigintivirate
  7. vigintivirates
  8. vigintiviri
  9. vigintivirs
  10. Viglione
  11. Vigliones

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