centumvirate

English

Etymology

From Latin centumvirātus, from centumvirī (“centumvirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

Noun

centumvirate (plural centumvirates)

A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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References

"centumvirate, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
“centumvirate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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