Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quinquevirate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quin-que-vi-rate
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An official group of five people, especially a council of five men sharing office or rule.

Etymology

From Latin quīnquevirātus, from quīnquevirī (“quinquevirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: quīnquevirātus

Inflected Forms

quinquevirates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

quinquevir quinqueviral government

Synonyms

government

Questions

What does quinquevirate mean?: An official group of five people, especially a council of five men sharing office or rule.
Where does quinquevirate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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