vigintivirate

English

Etymology

From Latin vīgintivirātus, from vīgintivirī (“vigintivirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

Noun

vigintivirate (plural vigintivirates)

1. A group of twenty people, especially (politics) a council of twenty men sharing an office or rule and particularly (historical) such an administrative council in ancient Rome.

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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Related terms

• vigintivir
• vigintiviral

References

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