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quattuorvirate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quat-tuorvi-rate
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of four people, especially a council of four men sharing office or rule.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quattuorvirātus, from quattuorvir + -ātus. By surface analysis, quattuorvir + -ate.

Inflected Forms

quattuorvirates (plural) quadrumvirate (alternative) quartumvirate (alternative) quatrumvirate (alternative, obsolete)

Frequently Paired Words

quattuorvir quattuorviral government

Synonyms

government

Questions

What does quattuorvirate mean?
A group of four people, especially a council of four men sharing office or rule.
Where does quattuorvirate come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin quattuorvirātus, from quattuorvir + -ātus. By surface analysis, quattuorvir + -ate.

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