triumvir
pronunciation
How to pronounce triumvir in British English:
UK [traɪ'ʌmvə]
How to pronounce triumvir in American English:
US [traɪ'ʌmvə]
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- Noun:
- one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome
Word Origin
- triumvir (n.)
- "one of three men in the same office or of the same authority," mid-15c., from Latin triumvir, from Old Latin phrase trium virum, genitive plural of tres viri "three men," from tres "three" (see three) + viri, plural of vir "man" (see virile). The Latin plural was triumviri.