quinqueviratus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

quīnquevir +‎ -ātus (abstract noun)

Pronunciation

Noun

quīnquevirātus m (genitive quīnquevirātūs); fourth declension

  1. quinquevirate (office or dignity of a quinquevir, membership in a commission of five)
    • 56 BCE, Cicero, De provinciis consularibus 17.41:
      Me ille ut quinqueviratum acciperem rogavit.
      He entreated me also to accept the office of quinquevirate.

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative quīnquevirātus quīnquevirātūs
genitive quīnquevirātūs quīnquevirātuum
dative quīnquevirātuī quīnquevirātibus
accusative quīnquevirātum quīnquevirātūs
ablative quīnquevirātū quīnquevirātibus
vocative quīnquevirātus quīnquevirātūs

Descendants

  • English: quinquevirate

References

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