vigintisexvirate

English

Etymology

From Latin vīgintisexvirātus, from vīgintisexvir +‎ -ātus (“-ate”).

Noun

vigintisexvirate (plural vigintisexvirates)

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

References

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