sexvirate
/ˈsɛksv(ɪ)rət/noun
In ancient Roman society: = sevirate. Also more generally: any group of six persons who rule jointly.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Patrick Murdoch (d. 1774), Church of England clergyman and writer. From classical Latin sexvirātus, variant of sēvirātus sevirate.
- public service vehicle
- public speaker
- public speaking
- public spending
- public spirit
- public-spirited
- public-spiritedly
- public-spiritedness
- public state
- public statute
- public switched telephone network
- public telephone
- public toilet
- public transport
- public transportation
- public utility
- public-voiced
- public walk
- public weal
- public wealth
- public welfare
- public woman
- public works
- public–private
- pub life