De-cĕm’vir, n.
n.; Eng. pl. DE-CĔM’VIRS; Lat. pl. DE-CĔM’VI-RI.] [Lat., from decem, ten, and vir, a man.] (Rom. Antiq.) One of ten magistrates, who had absolute authority in ancient Rome from 449 to 447 B. C.
n.; Eng. pl. DE-CĔM’VIRS; Lat. pl. DE-CĔM’VI-RI.] [Lat., from decem, ten, and vir, a man.] (Rom. Antiq.) One of ten magistrates, who had absolute authority in ancient Rome from 449 to 447 B. C.