English Explanatory Dictionary

quattuorvirate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of four people, especially a council of four men sharing office or rule.

Word forms

quattuorvirate quattuorvirates quadrumvirate quartumvirate quatrumvirate

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quattuorvirātus, from quattuorvir + -ātus. By surface analysis, quattuorvir + -ate.

Synonyms

government

Related words

quattuorvir quattuorviral
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