triumvir
Americannoun
plural
triumvirs, triumviri-
Roman History. one of three officers or magistrates mutually exercising the same public function.
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one of three persons associated in any office or position of authority.
noun
Other Word Forms
- triumviral adjective
Etymology
Origin of triumvir
1570–80; < Latin: literally, one man of three, back formation from trium virōrum of three men
Example Sentences
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A true Southerner by birth . . . a veritable triumvir among the Tarheels .
From Time Magazine Archive
Antonius the triumvir claimed that his family was descended from Anton, son of Heracles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
Under Macedonian and Roman rule Eretria fell into insignificance; for a short period under Mark Antony, the triumvir, it became a possession of Athens.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
He also received a grant of land at Potentia or Pisaurum from Fulvius, who was then triumvir coloniae deducendae.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
The usual divorce severed these bonds, and Marcella was given to Antonius, the son of the triumvir.
From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred
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