Etymology

decemvir

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Today it means: Any of two groups of 10 men selected in 451 and 450 B.C. to wield complete power over Rome and establish the laws of the Twelve Tables. Full definition →

Latin decemvir
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  1. Latin · derived fromdecemvir
  2. English todaydecemvir

From Latin decemvir.

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