Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decemvirate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-cemvi-rate
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.

Etymology

From Latin decemvirātus, equivalent to decemvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: decemvirātus

Inflected Forms

decemvirates (plural) decimvirate (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

decemvir decemviral government

Synonyms

government

Questions

What does decemvirate mean?: A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.
Where does decemvirate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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