triumvir

[ trahy-uhm-ver ]

/ traɪˈʌm vər /

noun, plural tri·um·virs, tri·um·vi·ri [trahy-uhm-vuh-rahy]. /traɪˈʌm vəˌraɪ/.

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

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

Origin of triumvir

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

OTHER WORDS FROM triumvir

tri·um·vi·ral, adjective

Words nearby triumvir

triumph, triumphal, triumphal arch, triumphalism, triumphant, triumvir, triumvirate, triune, triunitarian, triunity, trivalent

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Example sentences from the Web for triumvir

Crassus, the famous financier, triumvir with Caesar and Pompey.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura|Lucius Apuleius
He could not remember the name of the third triumvir, and it troubled him greatly.
E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life|Mary A. Roe
Mazzini was made a Triumvir, and henceforth became little less than dictator.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
He also received a grant of land at Potentia or Pisaurum from Fulvius, who was then triumvir coloniae deducendae.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors|George Middleton

The populace, however, inserted the name of Radetsky in place of the triumvir, and now sing the song with impunity.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for triumvir

triumvir

/ (traɪˈʌmvə) /

noun plural -virs or -viri (-vɪˌriː)

(esp in ancient Rome) a member of a triumvirate

Derived forms of triumvir

triumviral, adjective

Word Origin for triumvir

C16: from Latin: one of three administrators, from triumvirōrum of three men, from trēs three + vir man

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单词	triumvir
释义	triumvir [ trahy-uhm-ver ] / traɪˈʌm vər / noun, plural tri·um·virs, tri·um·vi·ri [trahy-uhm-vuh-rahy]. /traɪˈʌm vəˌraɪ/. Roman History. one of three officers or magistrates mutually exercising the same public function. one of three persons associated in any office or position of authority. Origin of triumvir 1570–80; <Latin: literally, one man of three, back formation from trium virōrum of three men OTHER WORDS FROM triumvir tri·um·vi·ral, adjective Words nearby triumvir triumph, triumphal, triumphal arch, triumphalism, triumphant, triumvir, triumvirate, triune, triunitarian, triunity, trivalent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for triumvir Crassus, the famous financier, triumvir with Caesar and Pompey. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura\|Lucius Apuleius He could not remember the name of the third triumvir, and it troubled him greatly. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life\|Mary A. Roe Mazzini was made a Triumvir, and henceforth became little less than dictator. The Life of Mazzini\|Bolton King He also received a grant of land at Potentia or Pisaurum from Fulvius, who was then triumvir coloniae deducendae. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors\|George Middleton The populace, however, inserted the name of Radetsky in place of the triumvir, and now sing the song with impunity. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851\|Various British Dictionary definitions for triumvir triumvir / (traɪˈʌmvə) / noun plural -virs or -viri (-vɪˌriː) (esp in ancient Rome) a member of a triumvirate Derived forms of triumvir triumviral, adjective Word Origin for triumvir C16: from Latin: one of three administrators, from triumvirōrum of three men, from trēs three + vir man Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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