decemvirate
decemvirate · decemvirates
A group of ten people, especially a council of ten men sharing office or power and…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Translations
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From Latin decemvirātus, equivalent to decemvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or officFrom Latin decemvirātus, equivalent to decemvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
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