triumvir
Roman History. one of three officers or magistrates mutually exercising the same public function.
one of three persons associated in any office or position of authority.
Origin of triumvir
1Other words from triumvir
- tri·um·vi·ral, adjective
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How to use triumvir in a sentence
These noble crusaders at length came to the fortified village of Na-jaor, where one of the triumviri met with his death.
Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh | Lin-LeIt was not Brutus and Cassius against whom it was directed—the common enemies of the three Triumviri.
The Life of Cicero | Anthony TrollopeBy that which I have above written, your lordship will see that the Triumviri will be far enough from being kept dark.
Officers called Triumviri were quite common, as were Quinqueviri and Decemviri.
Life of Cicero | Anthony TrollopeThree commissioners (Triumviri) were to be elected by the tribes in order to carry this law into execution.
A Smaller History of Rome | William Smith and Eugene Lawrence
British Dictionary definitions for triumvir
/ (traɪˈʌmvə) /
(esp in ancient Rome) a member of a triumvirate
Origin of triumvir
1Derived forms of triumvir
- triumviral, adjective
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