novemvirate

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noun

A group of nine people, especially (politics) a council of nine men who share office or rule.

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government
OriginLatin novemvirātus →
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Meanings

nounnovemvirate (plural novemvirates)

plural novemvirates

  1. uncommonA group of nine people, especially (politics) a council of nine men who share office or rule.

    Synonyms: government

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of nine people, especially (politics) a council of nine men who share office or rule.

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government

Origin

  1. Latinnovemvirātus
  2. Englishnovemvirate

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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “novemvirate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/novemvirate.

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