septemvir
noun
a member of a seven-man ruling body in ancient Rome.
septemviri
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pluralof septemvir.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"That the septemviri are to be exempt from blame or from prosecution for what they have done."
From The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 by Marcus Tullius Cicero
This celebration every five years, as long as it lasted, was in charge of the four priesthoods in succession,—I mean the pontifices and augurs and the so-called septemviri and quindecimviri.
From Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form by Herbert Baldwin Foster
The septemviri were priests among the Romans, who prepared the sacred feasts at games, processions, and other solemn occasions: they were likewise assistants to the pontifices.
From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Charles K. Dillaway
