# vigintivirate

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A group of twenty people, especially (politics) a council of twenty men sharing an office or rule and particularly (historical) such an administrative council in ancient Rome.

## Etymology
From Latin vīgintivirātus, from vīgintivir + -ātus (“-ate”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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