octovirate
Meanings
noun
- A group of eight people, especially (politics) a council of eight men who share office or rule.
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Etymology
From Latin octōvirātus, from octōvir + -ātus. By surface analysis, octovir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a group of people performing it).
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