duodecimvirate

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌdjuːəʊdɛˈsɪmvɪɹət/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A group of twelve people, especially (politics) a council of twelve men sharing office or rule, particularly such groups of magistrates in ancient Rome. uncommon
    — Strabo ſeems to ſay, there were fronting theſe halls, (which Diodorus likewiſe ſeems to diſtinguiſh from the labyrinth, ſtyling it the work of the Duodecimvirate) 27 other halls.

词形变化

duodecemvirate alternative

词源

From Latin duodecimvirātus, from duodecimvir + -ātus. Equivalent to duodecimvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, here the group of people involved with it).
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