centumvirate
centumvirate · centumvirates
A group of one hundred people, especially a council of about 100 men who share power…A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
Meaning
1 sensesA group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
Origin
From Latin centumvirātus, from centumvirī (“centumvirs, centumviri”) + ātus (abstract nounFrom Latin centumvirātus, from centumvirī (“centumvirs, centumviri”) + ātus (abstract noun-forming suffix). Equivalent to centumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, here the group of people performing it).
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Forms
plural: centumvirates| Singular | centumvirate |
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