# sexvirate

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A group of six men, especially (politics) a council of six men who share office or rule, particularly (historical) various such councils in ancient Rome.

## Etymology
From Latin sexvirātus, from sexvir (“sexvir”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

## Source
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