undecimvirate

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ūndecimvirātus, from ūndecimvirī (“undecimvirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

Noun

undecimvirate (plural undecimvirates)

  1. (uncommon) A group of eleven people, especially (politics) a council of eleven men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of eleven magistrates in ancient Athens.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:government
    Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:government

References

  • "unde'cimvir, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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