# novemvirate

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A group of nine people, especially (politics) a council of nine men who share office or rule.

## Etymology
From Latin novemvirātus, from novemvir + -ātus. By surface analysis, novemvir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a group of people performing it)

## Source
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