triumvir

American  

[trahy-uhm-ver] / traɪˈʌm vər /

noun

plural

triumvirs, triumviri

1. Roman History. one of three officers or magistrates mutually exercising the same public function.

2. one of three persons associated in any office or position of authority.

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triumvir British  

/ traɪˈʌmvə /

noun

1. (esp in ancient Rome) a member of a triumvirate

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Other Word Forms

• triumviral adjective

Etymology

Origin of triumvir

1570–80; < Latin: literally, one man of three, back formation from trium virōrum of three men

Example Sentences

A true Southerner by birth . . . a veritable triumvir among the Tarheels .

From Time Magazine Archive

But now Crassus the third triumvir is dead; Julia, Cæsar's daughter and Pompeius's wife, whom both dearly loved, is dead.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

Antonia was the daughter of the emperor's sister Octavia and of Mark Antony, the famous triumvir whose name remains forever linked in story with that of Cleopatra.

From The Women of the Caesars by Ferrero, Guglielmo

Gaius Antonius, second son of Marcus Antonius Creticus, and brother of the triumvir.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

The triumvir Antony, accompanied by an actress, was publicly drawn by lions in a chariot.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 529, January 14, 1832 by Various