undecimvirate

English

Alternative forms

• (misspelling): undecemvirate

Etymology

From Latin ūndecimvirātus, from ūndecimvirī (“undecimvirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

Noun

undecimvirate (plural undecimvirates)

1. (uncommon) A group of eleven people, especially (politics) a council of eleven men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of eleven magistrates in ancient Athens.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:government

   Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:government

Related terms

• undecimvir

References

• "unde'cimvir, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.