duumvir
[ doo-uhm-ver, dyoo- ]
/ duˈʌm vər, dyu- /
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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Example sentences from the Web for duumvir
Caius Servilius, duumvir, also dedicated a temple of Jupiter, in the island.
History of Rome, Vol III|Titus LiviusThe elder, Rufus, was duumvir for the fourth term in 3-2 B.C.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August MauProbably a consular personage, a duumvir, since lictors lead the line.
The Wonders of Pompeii|Marc MonnierHe was, with Csar, the year after, one of the judges (duumvir perduellionis) in the trial of C. Rabirius.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
British Dictionary definitions for duumvir
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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