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Meaning of decemvirate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.

Equivalents

Français décemvirat
Italiano decemvirato
Latina decemviralis decemviratus
Polski decemwirat

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

decemvirship decenal decenary decence Decencies Decency

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