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decemvir |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decemvir \De*cem"vir\, n.; pl E. {Decemvirs}, L. {Decemviri}. [L., fr decem ten + vir a man.] 1. One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome. Note: The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed ``the laws of the Twelve Tables,'' about 450 B. C., and had absolute authority for three years. 2. A member of any body of ten men in authority.
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