decemvir

D2E1C3E1M3V4I1R1
UK/dɪˈsɛm.və/US/dɪˈsɛm.vəɹ/

noun

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.

OriginLatin decemvir →
Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundecemvir (plural decemvirs or decemviri)

plural decemvirs · plural decemviri · alternative Decemvir · alternative decimvir

  1. historicalAny 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.
  2. Any member of a decemvirate, a council or ruling body of 10 people, as the Venetian Council of Ten.

Origin

  1. Latindecemvir
  2. Englishdecemvir

From Latin decemvir.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

decemvir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decemvir

MLA

“decemvir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decemvir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decemvir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decemvir.

Source: decemvir on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.