decemvirate

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Synonyms: decemviral

Antonyms: decemviral

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Noun

1. A [[group]] of [[ten]] [[people]], ''[[especially]]'' {{lb|en|politics}} a [[council]] of ten [[man|men]] [[share|sharing]] [[office]] or [[power]] and ''[[particularly]]'' {{lb|en|historical}} the groups of ten men who [[reform]]ed and [[codify|codified]] [[Roman]] [[law]] {{circa2|450 {{BCE}}}}.

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