quartumvirate

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A form of quattuorvirate — A group of four people, especially a council of four men sharing office or rule.

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Meanings

nounquartumvirate (plural quartumvirates)

plural quartumvirates

  1. alternativeAlternative form of quattuorvirate: rule by four people.

Origin

From quārtus (“fourth”) + the latter part of triumvirate, possibly originally as a variant of quatrumvirate, itself a variant of quadrumvirate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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