triumvir
Americannoun
plural
triumvirs, triumviri-
Roman History. one of three officers or magistrates mutually exercising the same public function.
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one of three persons associated in any office or position of authority.
noun
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
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A true Southerner by birth . . . a veritable triumvir among the Tarheels .
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Drusus married Antonia, the daughter of Antonius the triumvir, and was the father, not only of Germanicus, but of Claudius Drusus Cæsar, the fifth emperor.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
The usual divorce severed these bonds, and Marcella was given to Antonius, the son of the triumvir.
From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred
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
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