What does "decemvirate" mean?

A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.

What is a synonym for "decemvirate"?

Common synonyms include: decade, government, ten, ten commandments, x.

Decemvirate

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A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.

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decade government ten ten commandments x

Etymology

From Latin decemvirātus, equivalent to decemvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

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