quattuorvirate

English

Alternative forms

• quadrumvirate, quartumvirate
• (misspelling): quatuorvirate
• (obsolete): quatrumvirate

Etymology

From Latin quattuorvirātus, from quattuor (“four”) + virī (“men”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

Noun

quattuorvirate (plural quattuorvirates)

1. A group of four people, especially a council of four men sharing office or rule.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:government

Coordinate terms

• See Thesaurus:government

Related terms

• quattuorvir
• quattuorviral

Translations

group of four men

• Dutch: viermanschap n, quadrumviraat n
• Italian: quadrumvirato m

References

• "quattuorvirate, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.