quattuorvirate

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quattuorvirātus, from quattuorvir +‎ -ātus.[1] By surface analysis, quattuorvir +‎ -ate.

Noun

quattuorvirate (plural quattuorvirates)

  1. A group of four people, especially a council of four men sharing office or rule.

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  1. ^ “quattuorvirate, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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