decemvir
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de·cem·vi·ral, adjective
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| —n , pl -virs, -viri | |
| 1. | (in ancient Rome) a member of a board of ten magistrates, esp either of the two commissions established in 451 and 450 |
| 2. | a member of any governing body composed of ten men |
| [C17: from Latin, from decem ten + virī men] | |
| de'cemviral | |
| —adj | |
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