decemvirate en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin decemvirātus, equivalent to decemvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
Meanings
- A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decimvirate | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Decemvirate | alternative | lexicographic | |
| decemvirates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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pl decemwirat (Translations) · it decemvirato (Translations) · fr décemvirat (Translations)