duumvirate

/djuːˈʌmvɪɹət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

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"To replace the all-powerful Salan, de Gaulle appointed a duumvirate – Paul Delouvrier and General Maurice Challe."
"This was to raise the prospect of a duumvirate – ‘two heads in the same hat’, as Bernis quaintly put it."

From Latin duumvirātus, from duumvir + -ātus. Equivalent to duumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the group of people involved with it).

duumvirates (plural) diumvirate (alternative) duovirate (alternative)

duumvir duumviral

diarchy

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How do you pronounce duumvirate?

The recorded pronunciation is /djuːˈʌmvɪɹət/.

What does duumvirate mean?

Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.

Where does duumvirate come from?

From Latin duumvirātus, from duumvir + -ātus. Equivalent to duumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the group of people involved with it).

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