TRIUMVIR


Meaning of TRIUMVIR in English

n.

Pronunciation: tr ī - ' ə m-v ə r

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -virs also -vi · ri \ -v ə - ˌ r ī , - ˌ r ē \

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, back-formation from triumviri, plural, commission of three men, from trium virum of three men

Date: 15th century

: one of a commission or ruling body of three

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