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English
Etymology
From Latin vīgintivirātus, from vīgintivir + -ātus (“-ate”).
Noun
vigintivirate (plural vigintivirates)
- A group of twenty people, especially (politics) a council of twenty men sharing an office or rule and particularly (historical) such an administrative council in ancient Rome.
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References
- "vigintivirate, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.