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Definition of Decemvirates
1. decemvirate [n] - See also: decemvirate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decemvirates
Literary usage of Decemvirates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life by John Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1851)
"... by their consulships and decemvirates, by the honors of their ancestors, and
the splendor of their families." Is there an old maiden aunt Eleanor, ..."
2. The History of Rome by Livy (1823)
"... when they raised their views to an unlawful height, were elated by consulships,
by decemvirates, by honours conferred on themselves and their ancestors, ..."
3. Orations from Homer to William McKinley by Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1902)
"The decemvirates of Lysander, and the governors established in various Greek
cities to maintain Lacedaemonian influence, were regarded as instruments of ..."
4. Livy by Livy (1844)
"... when they raised their views to an unlawful height, were elated by consulships,
by decemvirates, by honours conferred on themselves and their ancestors, ..."
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