quadrumvirate

English

Etymology

From quadri- (“four”) + the second part of triumvirate (“rule by three men”). Cf. Latin quattuorviratus.

Noun

quadrumvirate (plural quadrumvirates)

  1. Synonym of quattuorvirate.

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