SEPTEMVIR


Meaning of SEPTEMVIR in English

/sep tem"veuhr/ , n. , pl. septemvirs, septemviri /-veuh ruy'/ .

a member of a seven-man ruling body in ancient Rome.

[ 1750-60; sing. of L septemviri, equiv. to septem SEVEN + viri, pl. of vir man ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .