单词 | quadrumvir |
释义 | quadrumvirn. Now historical. A member of a quadrumvirate; one of a group of four leaders or commanders. In later use: a commander in Mussolini's Fascist government in Italy. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > joint ruler > [noun] > one of specific number of quartermaster1541 duumvir1600 quarter-ruler1610 tetrarcha1661 decemvir1703 quadrumvir1790 pentarch1798 duarch1848 decarch1852 dodecarch1882 1790 By-stander 38 Modesty..prevented his [sc. Shakespeare's] enjoying what was so eminently his due: and thus, not being in the exclusive possession of the throne, he contented himself with taking a seat as a quadrumvir. 1928 Charleston (W. Virginia) Daily Mail 4 Oct. 5/8 Balbo was one of the original quadrumvirs who were responsible for the ‘march on Rome’ and..he has been with Mussolini ever since. 1967 C. Seton-Watson Italy from Liberalism to Fascism xiii. 622 The quadrumvirs were to set up their headquarters at Perugia. 2001 D. Forgacs Making & Remaking Italy viii. 262 The fascist intellectual and quadrumvir Cesare Maria De Vecchi was put in charge of the Society and appointed editor of the journal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790 |
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