sexvirate

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin sexvirātus, from sexvir (“sexvir”) +‎ -ātus (“-ate”).

Noun

sexvirate (plural sexvirates)

  1. A group of six men, especially (politics) a council of six men who share office or rule, particularly (historical) various such councils in ancient Rome.

References

  • "sexvirate, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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