quattuorvirate

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin quattuorvirātus, from quattuor (“four”) + virī (“men”) + -ātus (“-ate”)

Noun

quattuorvirate (plural quattuorvirates)

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

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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Translations

group of four men

Italian: quadrumvirato m

References

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

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