duumvirate
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- Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.
- Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.
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From Latin duumvirātus, from duumvir + -ātus. Equivalent to duumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the group of people involved with it).
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