duumviri

Variant of duumvir

duumvir definition

du·um·vir (do̵̅o̅ um′vir, dyo̵̅o̅-)

noun pl. duumvirs -·virs′ or duumviri -·viri′ (-vi rī′)

  1. either of two magistrates in ancient Rome who held office jointly
  2. either member of any duumvirate

Etymology: L, back-form. < duum virum, gen. pl. of duo viri, two men < duo, two + vir, a man

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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