undecimvirate

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noun

A group of eleven people, especially (politics) a council of eleven men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of eleven magistrates in ancient Athens.

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government
OriginLatin ūndecimvirātus →
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Meanings

nounundecimvirate (plural undecimvirates)

plural undecimvirates · alternative undecemvirate

  1. uncommonA group of eleven people, especially (politics) a council of eleven men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of eleven magistrates in ancient Athens.

    Synonyms: government

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of eleven people, especially (politics) a council of eleven men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of eleven magistrates in ancient Athens.

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government

Origin

  1. Latinūndecimvirātus
  2. Englishundecimvirate

From Latin ūndecimvirātus, from ūndecimvirī (“undecimvirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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