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Webster 1913 Edition
Decemvir
De-cem′vir
(dē̍-sĕm′vẽr)
, Noun.
pl. E.
Decemvirs
(#)
, L. Decemviri
(#)
. [L., fr.
decem
ten + vir
a man.] 1.
One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome.
☞ The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed “the laws of the Twelve Tables,” about 450
B. C.
, and had absolute authority for three years. 2.
A member of any body of ten men in authority.
Webster 1828 Edition
Decemvir
DEC'EMVIR
,Noun.
DECEM'VIRAL, a. Pertaining to the decemvirs in Rome.
DECEM'VIRATE, n.
Definition 2024
decemvir
decemvir
English
Alternative forms
- Decemvir (historical sense)
Noun
decemvir (plural decemvirs or decemviri)
- (historical) Any of two groups of 10 men selected in 451 and 450 B.C. to wield complete power over Rome and establish the laws of the Twelve Tables.
- Any member of a decemvirate, a council or ruling body of 10 people, as the Venetian Council of Ten.
Derived terms
- (adj.): decemviral
- (rule; office; era): decemvirate
- (office; term): decemvirship
Related terms
Latin
Noun
decemvir m (genitive decemviri); second declension
Inflection
Second declension, nominative singular in -r.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | decemvir | decemvirī |
| genitive | decemvirī | decemvirōrum |
| dative | decemvirō | decemvirīs |
| accusative | decemvirum | decemvirōs |
| ablative | decemvirō | decemvirīs |
| vocative | decemvir1 | decemvirī |
1May also be decemvire.
Related terms
- decemviralis
- decemviratus
References
- decemvir in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- decemvir in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “decemvir”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.