vigintivirate

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noun

A group of twenty people, especially (politics) a council of twenty men sharing an office or rule and particularly (historical) such an administrative council in ancient Rome.

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government
OriginLatin vīgintivirātus →
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Meanings

nounvigintivirate (plural vigintivirates)

plural vigintivirates

  1. A group of twenty people, especially (politics) a council of twenty men sharing an office or rule and particularly (historical) such an administrative council in ancient Rome.

    Synonyms: government

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of twenty people, especially (politics) a council of twenty men sharing an office or rule and particularly (historical) such an administrative council in ancient Rome.

Similar
government

Origin

  1. Latinvīgintivirātus
  2. Englishvigintivirate

From Latin vīgintivirātus, from vīgintivir + -ātus (“-ate”).

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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