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quadrumvir

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[kwo-druhm-ver] / kwɒˈdrʌm vər /

noun

  1. a member of a quadrumvirate.

Etymology

Origin of quadrumvir

1780–90; back formation from quadrumvirate, by analogy with triumvir

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But the quadrumvir who seems to have enjoyed himself least and to have done his work most painstakingly is Poet Spender.

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