DECEMVIRATE

Etymology

Noun

decemvirate (plural decemvirates)

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 c. 450 bc.

Synonyms

See government

Coordinate terms

See government

Source: Wiktionary


De*cem"vi*rate, n. Etym: [L. decemviratus.]

1. The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome.

2. A body of ten men in authority.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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