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- Latin · derived fromvīgintisexvirātus
- English todayvigintisexvirate
From Latin vīgintisexvirātus, from vīgintisexvir + -ātus (“-ate”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A group of twenty-six men, especially (politics) a council of twenty-six men who share office or rule, particularly (historical) various such councils in ancient Rome. Full definition →
From Latin vīgintisexvirātus, from vīgintisexvir + -ātus (“-ate”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.