duumvir
[ doo-uhm-ver, dyoo- ]
/ duˈʌm vər, dyu- /
noun, plural du·um·virs, du·um·vi·ri [doo-uhm-vuh-rahy] /duˈʌm vəˌraɪ/. Roman History.
one of two officers or magistrates jointly exercising the same public function.
Words nearby duumvir
duty officer,
duty to retreat,
duty-bound,
duty-free,
duty-free shop,
duumvir,
duumvirate,
duvalier,
duve,
duveneck,
duvet
Example sentences from the Web for duumvir
Caius Servilius, duumvir, also dedicated a temple of Jupiter, in the island.
History of Rome, Vol III |Titus LiviusThe elder, Rufus, was duumvir for the fourth term in 3-2 B.C.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art |August MauProbably a consular personage, a duumvir, since lictors lead the line.
The Wonders of Pompeii |Marc MonnierHe was, with Csar, the year after, one of the judges (duumvir perduellionis) in the trial of C. Rabirius.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2 |Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
British Dictionary definitions for duumvir
duumvir
/ (djuːˈʌmvə) /
noun plural -virs or -viri (-vɪˌriː)
Roman history
one of two coequal magistrates or officers
either of two men who exercise a joint authority
Word Origin for duumvir
C16: from Latin, from
duo two +
vir man