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duumvir

Syllabification: (du·um·vir)
Pronunciation: /d(y)o͞oˈəmvər/

Definition of duumvir

noun

  • (in ancient Rome) each of two magistrates or officials holding a joint office.

Origin:

Latin, from duum virum 'of the two men'

duumvir in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of duumvir in the British & World English dictionary