duumvir
[ doo-uhm-ver, dyoo- ]
/ duˈʌm vər, dyu- /
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noun, plural du·um·virs, du·um·vi·ri [doo-uhm-vuh-rahy]. /duˈʌm vəˌraɪ/. Roman History.
one of two officers or magistrates jointly exercising the same public function.
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duumvir
/ (djuːˈʌmvə) /
noun plural -virs or -viri (-vɪˌriː)
Roman history one of two coequal magistrates or officers
either of two men who exercise a joint authority
Word Origin for duumvir
C16: from Latin, from duo two + vir man
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