Etymology

octovirate

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

Latin octōvirātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromoctōvirātus
  2. English todayoctovirate

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

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