duumvirate

[ doo-uhm-ver-it, dyoo- ]

noun

1. a coalition of two persons holding the same office, as in ancient Rome.
2. the office or government of two such persons.

duumvirate

/ djuːˈʌmvɪrɪt /

noun

1. the office of or government by duumvirs

Word History and Origins

Origin of duumvirate¹

From the Latin word duumvirātus, dating back to 1650–60. See duumvir, -ate ³

Example Sentences

Their triumvirate—duumvirate rather, Lepidus was nobody—matrimony consolidated.

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But the Duumvirate seemed utterly incapable of devising a coherent policy for central or eastern Europe.

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Of what did the duumvirate deliberate during their itinerary?

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Rarely does history exhibit such a duumvirate as that of Epaminondas and Pelopidas.

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The duumvirate did not last, and the count and Nino soon quarrelled.

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