sextumvirate

English

Etymology

From Latin sextum (“sixth”) + the latter part of triumvirate (“group of three men”), cf Latin seviratus. See also quadrumvirate, quartumvirate and quatrumvirate.

Noun

sextumvirate (plural sextumvirates)

1. Alternative form of sexvirate: a group of six men.

References

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