decemvir
[ dih-sem-ver ]
/ dɪˈsɛm vər /
noun, plural de·cem·virs, de·cem·vi·ri [dih-sem-vuh-rahy] /dɪˈsɛm vəˌraɪ/.
a member of a permanent board or a special commission of ten members in ancient Rome, especially the commission that drew up Rome's first code of law.
a member of any council or ruling body of ten.
Origin of decemvir
OTHER WORDS FROM decemvir
de·cem·vi·ral, adjectiveWords nearby decemvir
decelerometer,
deceleron,
decem,
december,
decembrist,
decemvir,
decemvirate,
decenary,
decencies,
decency,
decennary
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British Dictionary definitions for decemvir
decemvir
/ (dɪˈsɛmvə) /
noun plural -virs or -viri (-vɪˌriː)
(in ancient Rome) a member of a board of ten magistrates, esp either of the two commissions established in 451 and 450 bc to revise the laws
a member of any governing body composed of ten men
Derived forms of decemvir
decemviral, adjectiveWord Origin for decemvir
C17: from Latin, from
decem ten +
virī men