decemvirate

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decemvirate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Decemvirate \De*cem"vi*rate\, n. [L. decemviratus.]
     1. The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome.
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     2. A body of ten men in authority.
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