septemvir

[ sep-tem-ver ]

noun

, plural sep·tem·virs, sep·tem·vi·ri [sep-, tem, -v, uh, -rahy].

1. a member of a seven-man ruling body in ancient Rome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of septemvir¹

1750–60; singular of Latin septemvirī, equivalent to septem seven + virī, plural of vir man

Example Sentences

Septemvir, sep-tem′vir, n. one of a board of seven men associated for certain duties.

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