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Decemvir

//dɪˈsɛm.vəɹ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of two groups of 10 men selected in 451 and 450 B.C. to wield complete power over Rome and establish the laws of the Twelve Tables. historical
  2. 2
    Any member of a decemvirate, a council or ruling body of 10 people, as the Venetian Council of Ten.

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From Latin decemvir.

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