English Explanatory Dictionary

septemvirate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

septemvirate septemvirates

Etymology

From Latin septemvirātus, from septemvir + -ātus (“-ate”).

Synonyms

government

Related words

septemvir septemviral
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