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decemvirate definition

de·cem·vi·rate (-və rit, -rāt′)

noun

  1. a body of decemvirs
  2. the position or term of such a group

Etymology: see decemvir & -ate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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