sexvirate
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Etymology edit
From Latin sexvirātus, from sex (“six”) + virī (“men”) + -ātus (“-ate”).
Noun edit
sexvirate (plural sexvirates)
- A group of six men, especially (politics) a council of six men who share office or rule, particularly (historical) various such councils in ancient Rome.
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References edit
- "sexvirate, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.