decemvirate
Americannoun
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a board or group of decemvirs.
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the office or government of decemvirs.
noun
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a board of decemvirs
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the rule or rank of decemvirs
Etymology
Origin of decemvirate
From the Latin word decemvirātus, dating back to 1610–20. See decemvir, -ate 3
Example Sentences
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For his fraud in pretending to the commons to be well disposed towards them, was happily contrived; as were also the means he took to bring about the reappointment of the decemvirate.
From Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius by Ninian Hill Thomson
So, for example, the Romans might have spoken of a decemvirate after the time of Appius.
From The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes by Charles Rann Kennedy
At the end of the first year, the task of the board was quite far from being finished, so a new decemvirate was elected to complete the work.
From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Philip Van Ness Myers
When, on the appointment of the decemvirate, it seemed to the commons that Appius had become favourable to their cause, and was ready to attack the nobles, they inclined to support him.
From Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius by Ninian Hill Thomson
The decemvirate, one of the triumphs of the plebs, could hardly have been abolished by that body, but would naturally have been overthrown by the patricians.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
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