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decemvir
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decem-, decim-, deci-, dec-
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decemvir, decemviral, decemvirate
In Roman history, a body of ten men acting as a commission, council, college, or ruling authority; especially, the two bodies of magistrates appointed in 451 and 450 B.C. to draw up a code of laws (The Laws of Twelve Tables) who were, during the time, entrusted with the supreme government of Rome.
2. A council or ruling body of ten, as the Council of Ten of the Venetian Republic.
2. A council or ruling body of ten, as the Council of Ten of the Venetian Republic.
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vir-, viri-, virtu-
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