triumvir

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UK/tɹaɪˈʌm.və/US/tɹaɪˈʌm.vəɹ/

noun

One member of a triumvirate.

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Meanings

nountriumvir (plural triumviri or triumvirs)

plural triumviri · plural triumvirs

  1. One member of a triumvirate.

Origin

  1. Latintriumvir
  2. Englishtriumvir

Learned borrowing from Latin triumvir. Compare Middle English triumvir (“committee of three magistrates”).

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Translations

Finnish triumviri
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German Triumvir
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Cite this entry
APA

triumvir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triumvir

MLA

“triumvir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triumvir. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triumvir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triumvir.

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