TRIUMVIR


Meaning of TRIUMVIR in English

[ trʌɪ'ʌmvə , 'trʌɪəmvə ]

■ noun ( plural ~s or ~i -rʌɪ ) (in ancient Rome) each of three public officers jointly responsible for overseeing any of the administrative departments.

Derivatives

~al adjective

Origin

L., orig. as ~i (plural), back-form. from trium virorum 'of three men', genitive of tres viri .

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