Triumvir Definition

trī-ŭmvər
triumviri, triumvirs
noun
In ancient Rome, any of a group of three administrators sharing authority equally.
Webster's New World
Any of three persons associated in office or authority.
Webster's New World

One member of a triumvirate.

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Other Word Forms of Triumvir

Noun

Singular:
triumvir
Plural:
triumviri, triumvirs

Origin of Triumvir

  • Middle English from Latin back-formation from triumvirī board of three from trium virum of three men trium genitive pl. of trēs three trei- in Indo-European roots virum archaic genitive pl. of vir man wī-ro- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English back-formation from triumvirate.

    From Wiktionary

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