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English
Etymology
From Latin ūndecimvirātus, from ūndecimvirī (“undecimvirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).
Noun
undecimvirate (plural undecimvirates)
- (uncommon) A group of eleven people, especially (politics) a council of eleven men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of eleven magistrates in ancient Athens.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:government
- Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:government
References
- "unde'cimvir, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.