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triumvir Definition

tri·um·vir (trī umvir)

noun pl. -·virs or -·viri′-vi rī′

  1. in ancient Rome, any of a group of three administrators sharing authority equally
  2. any of three persons associated in office or authority

Etymology: L, back-form. < trium virum, gen. pl. of tres viri, three men < tres, three + vir, a man (for IE base see werewolf)