English Explanatory Dictionary

novemvirate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of nine people, especially (politics) a council of nine men who share office or rule.

Word forms

novemvirate novemvirates

Etymology

From Latin novemvirātus, from novemvir + -ātus. By surface analysis, novemvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a group of people performing it)

Synonyms

government

Related words

novemvir
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