Duumvir Definition

do͝o-ŭmvər, dyo͝o-
duumviri, duumvirs
noun
Either of two magistrates in ancient Rome who held office jointly.
Webster's New World
Either member of any duumvirate.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Duumvir

Noun

Singular:
duumvir
Plural:
duumviri, duumvirs

Origin of Duumvir

  • Latin duum genitive pl. of duo two dwo- in Indo-European roots vir man wī-ro- in Indo-European roots

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

  • Latin duo (“two”) + vir (“man”).

    From Wiktionary

Duumvir Sentence Examples

  • Commodus held the title of duumvir quinquennalis.

  • The social environment of Christians may be inferred from the canons prohibiting marriage and other intercourse with Jews, pagans and heretics, closing the offices of flamen and duumvir to Christians, forbidding all contact with idolatry and likewise participation in pagan festivals and public games.

  • More ancient evidence is supplied by an inscription found at Aquinum, recording, so far as it has been deciphered, the dedication of an altar to Ceres by a Iunius Iuvenalis, tribune of the first cohort of Dalmatians, duumvir quinquennalis, and flamen Divi Vespasiani, a provincial magistrate whose functions corresponded to those of the censor at Rome.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUU

Words Ending With

RIRVIR

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Words Starting With D and Ending With R

Starts With D & Ends With RStarts With DU & Ends With RStarts With D & Ends With IR

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