octovirate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin octōvirātus, from octōvirī (“octovirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).
Noun
[edit]octovirate (plural octovirates)
- (uncommon) A group of eight people, especially (politics) a council of eight men who share office or rule.
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[edit]- "octovirate, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.