Definition of Decemviral

1. a. Pertaining to the decemvirs in Rome.

Definition of Decemviral

1. Adjective. Pertaining to the decemvirs of ancient Rome. ¹

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Definition of Decemviral

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decemviral

deceleron
decelerons
decellularisation
decellularise
decellularised
decellularization
decellularize
decellularized
decellularizes
decellularizing
december
decemfid
decemlocular
decempedal
decemvir
decemviral (current term)
decemvirate
decemvirates
decemviri
decemvirs
decenaries
decenary
decence
decencies
decene
decenes
decennaries
decennary
decennia

Literary usage of Decemviral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Inquiry Into the Credibility of the Early Roman History by George Cornewall Lewis (1855)
"The decemviral legislation was, as we have seen, a measure which originated ... The decemviral government, having sprung out of the demands of the plebs, ..."

2. A Manual of Ancient History: From the Remotest Times to the Overthrow of the by Leonhard Schmitz (1855)
"FROM THE decemviral LEGISLATION DOWN TO THE FINAL SUBJUGATION OF LATIUM. 1. AFTER the return of the ambassadors from Greece, both orders agreed that a ..."

3. A Course of English Reading: Adapted to Every Taste and Capacity : with by James Pycroft (1845)
"What was the nature of the decemviral legislation at Rome, of the Jus Flavianum, and of the ordinances passed by Sylla 1 10. The extent of the empire of ..."

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