octovirate

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noun

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

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government
OriginLatin octōvirātus →
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Meanings

nounoctovirate (plural octovirates)

plural octovirates

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

    Synonyms: government

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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government

Origin

  1. Latinoctōvirātus
  2. Englishoctovirate

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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APA

octovirate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octovirate

MLA

“octovirate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octovirate. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octovirate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octovirate.

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