duumvir

[ doo-uhm-ver, dyoo- ]

/ duˈʌm vər, dyu- /

noun, plural du·um·virs, du·um·vi·ri [doo-uhm-vuh-rahy]. /duˈʌm vəˌraɪ/. Roman History.

one of two officers or magistrates jointly exercising the same public function.

Origin of duumvir

1590–1600; <Latin, back formation from duumvirōrum, genitive plural of duovirī two men, equivalent to duo-duo- + virī, plural of vir man, cognate with Old English wer (see werewolf)

Words nearby duumvir

duty-bound, duty-free, duty-free shop, duty officer, duty to retreat, duumvir, duumvirate, Duvalier, Duve, Duveneck, duvet

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for duumvir

Caius Servilius, duumvir, also dedicated a temple of Jupiter, in the island.
History of Rome, Vol III|Titus Livius
The elder, Rufus, was duumvir for the fourth term in 3-2 B.C.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau
Probably a consular personage, a duumvir, since lictors lead the line.
The Wonders of Pompeii|Marc Monnier
He was, with Csar, the year after, one of the judges (duumvir perduellionis) in the trial of C. Rabirius.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

British Dictionary definitions for duumvir

duumvir

/ (djuːˈʌmvə) /

noun plural -virs or -viri (-vɪˌriː)

Roman history one of two coequal magistrates or officers

either of two men who exercise a joint authority

Word Origin for duumvir

C16: from Latin, from duo two + vir man

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	duumvir
释义	duumvir [ doo-uhm-ver, dyoo- ] / duˈʌm vər, dyu- / noun, plural du·um·virs, du·um·vi·ri [doo-uhm-vuh-rahy]. /duˈʌm vəˌraɪ/. Roman History. one of two officers or magistrates jointly exercising the same public function. Origin of duumvir 1590–1600; <Latin, back formation from duumvirōrum, genitive plural of duovirī two men, equivalent to duo-duo- + virī, plural of vir man, cognate with Old English wer (see werewolf) Words nearby duumvir duty-bound, duty-free, duty-free shop, duty officer, duty to retreat, duumvir, duumvirate, Duvalier, Duve, Duveneck, duvet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for duumvir Caius Servilius, duumvir, also dedicated a temple of Jupiter, in the island. History of Rome, Vol III\|Titus Livius The elder, Rufus, was duumvir for the fourth term in 3-2 B.C. Pompeii, Its Life and Art\|August Mau Probably a consular personage, a duumvir, since lictors lead the line. The Wonders of Pompeii\|Marc Monnier He was, with Csar, the year after, one of the judges (duumvir perduellionis) in the trial of C. Rabirius. History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2\|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873. British Dictionary definitions for duumvir duumvir / (djuːˈʌmvə) / noun plural -virs or -viri (-vɪˌriː) Roman history one of two coequal magistrates or officers either of two men who exercise a joint authority Word Origin for duumvir C16: from Latin, from duo two + vir man Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	texas tower texel tex-mex text text blindness textbook textbookish text edition text editor texter text hand textiform textile textlationship text message text messaging text processing textspeak textual textual criticism textualism textualist textuary textural texture