septemvir

  

sep·tem·vir

[sep-tem-ver]
noun, plural sep·tem·virs, sep·tem·vi·ri [-vuh-rahy] .
a member of a seven-man ruling body in ancient Rome.
Origin:
1750–60; singular of Latin septemvirī, equivalent to septem seven + virī, plural of vir man

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