sevirate

English

Etymology

From Latin sēvirātus, from sēvirī (“sevirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”)

Noun

sevirate (plural sevirates)

  1. 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.

References

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

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