"duumvirate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /djuːˈʌmvɪɹət/ [UK] Forms: duumvirates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin duumvirātus, from duumvir + -ātus. Equivalent to duumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the group of people involved with it). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|duumvirātus}} Latin duumvirātus, {{af|la|duumvir|-ātus|id2=action noun|nocat=1}} duumvir + -ātus, {{af|en|duumvir|-ate|id2=rank or office|pos2=forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the group of people involved with it}} duumvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the group of people involved with it) Head templates: {{en-noun}} duumvirate (plural duumvirates)
  1. Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men. Synonyms: diarchy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-duumvirate-en-noun-f-wmW~Fc
  2. (historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Rome, Forms of government Categories (place): Roman Empire Translations (Roman offices): duumvirat [neuter] (Danish), duümviraat [neuter] (Dutch), duumvirat [masculine] (French), Duumvirat [neuter] (German), duunvirato [masculine] (Italian), duumvirat [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), duunvirato [masculine] (Portuguese), duumvirat [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-duumvirate-en-noun-lRIXZ-RL Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 5 95 Disambiguation of Forms of government: 29 71 Disambiguation of Roman Empire: 3 97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office), English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office): 39 61 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of 'Roman offices': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: duovirate Related terms: duumvir, duumviral

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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