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| de·cem·vir [ di sémvər ] (plural de·cem·virs) |
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1. Roman law-maker: in ancient Rome, one of a group of ten magistrates, especially those who drew up the laws of the Twelve Tables in 451-450 bc
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2. one of 10 officials: a member of an official body that consists of ten people
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| [15th century. < Latin decem viri "ten men"] |
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