Etymology

novemvirate

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Today it means: A group of nine people, especially (politics) a council of nine men who share office or rule. Full definition →

Latin novemvirātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromnovemvirātus
  2. English todaynovemvirate

From Latin novemvirātus, from novemvir + -ātus. By surface analysis, novemvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a group of people performing it)

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