decemvirate

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noun

A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.

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government
OriginLatin decemvirātus →
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Meanings

noundecemvirate (plural decemvirates)

plural decemvirates · alternative Decemvirate · alternative decimvirate

  1. A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.

    Synonyms: government

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.

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government

Origin

  1. Latindecemvirātus
  2. Englishdecemvirate

From Latin decemvirātus, equivalent to decemvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

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Translations

French décemvirat
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Italian decemvirato
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Polish decemwirat
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APA

decemvirate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decemvirate

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“decemvirate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decemvirate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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