English Explanatory Dictionary

sextumvirate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of sexvirate: a group of six men.

Word forms

sextumvirate sextumvirates

Etymology

From Latin sextum (“sixth”) + the latter part of triumvirate (“group of three men”), cf Latin seviratus. See also quadrumvirate, quartumvirate and quatrumvirate.

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