decemvir
nounUK /dɪˈsɛm.və/ · US /dɪˈsɛm.vəɹ/
Etymology From Latin decemvir.
1
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.
2
Any member of a decemvirate, a council or ruling body of 10 people, as the Venetian Council of Ten.
- Derived terms
- decemviral, decemvirate, decemvirship
- Related terms
- decemviral, triumvir, centumvir