Definition of Decemvirates

1. Noun. (plural of decemvirate) ¹

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Definition of Decemvirates

1. decemvirate [n] - See also: decemvirate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decemvirates

decellularisation
decellularise
decellularised
decellularization
decellularize
decellularized
decellularizes
decellularizing
december
decemfid
decemlocular
decempedal
decemvir
decemviral
decemvirate
decemvirates (current term)
decemviri
decemvirs
decenaries
decenary
decence
decencies
decene
decenes
decennaries
decennary
decennia
decennial
decennially

Literary usage of Decemvirates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life by John Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1851)
"... by their consulships and decemvirates, by the honors of their ancestors, and the splendor of their families." Is there an old maiden aunt Eleanor, ..."

2. The History of Rome by Livy (1823)
"... when they raised their views to an unlawful height, were elated by consulships, by decemvirates, by honours conferred on themselves and their ancestors, ..."

3. Orations from Homer to William McKinley by Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1902)
"The decemvirates of Lysander, and the governors established in various Greek cities to maintain Lacedaemonian influence, were regarded as instruments of ..."

4. Livy by Livy (1844)
"... when they raised their views to an unlawful height, were elated by consulships, by decemvirates, by honours conferred on themselves and their ancestors, ..."

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