quadrumvir
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of quadrumvir
1780–90; back formation from quadrumvirate, by analogy with triumvir
Example Sentences
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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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