QUINQUEVIR


Meaning of QUINQUEVIR in English

ˈkwinkwəˌvi(ə)r noun

( plural quinquevirs -rz ; or quin·quev·i·ri kwinˈkwevəˌrī)

Etymology: Latin, from quinque- + vir man — more at virile

: one of a commission, council, or ruling body of five (as in ancient Rome)

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