octovirate

English

Etymology

From Latin octōvirātus, from octōvir +‎ -ātus. By surface analysis, octovir +‎ -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a group of people performing it).

Noun

octovirate (plural octovirates)

1. (uncommon) A group of eight people, especially (politics) a council of eight men who share office or rule.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:government

Coordinate terms

• See Thesaurus:government

Related terms

• octovir

References

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