septemvirate

English

Etymology

From Latin septemvirātus, from septemvirī (“septemvirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

Noun

septemvirate (plural septemvirates)

1. A group of seven people, especially (politics) a council of seven men who share office or rule.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:government

Coordinate terms

• See Thesaurus:government

Related terms

• septemvir
• septemviral

References

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