释义 |
sexˈtumvirate rare. [Badly f. L. sex six, with reminiscence of triumvirate, septemvirate. Cf. quartumvirate.] A group of six persons.
1726Swift Gulliver iii. vii, A sextumvirate, to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh. 1906Westm. Gaz. 26 Feb. 2/2 It is curious to read the reasons alleged for their action by this Lordly Sextumvirate. |