Triumvir Definition

trī-ŭmvər
triumviri, triumvirs
noun
In ancient Rome, any of a group of three administrators sharing authority equally.
Webster's New World
Any of three persons associated in office or authority.
Webster's New World

One member of a triumvirate.

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Other Word Forms of Triumvir

Noun

Singular:
triumvir
Plural:
triumviri, triumvirs

Origin of Triumvir

  • Middle English from Latin back-formation from triumvirī board of three from trium virum of three men trium genitive pl. of trēs three trei- in Indo-European roots virum archaic genitive pl. of vir man wī-ro- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English back-formation from triumvirate.

    From Wiktionary

Triumvir Sentence Examples

  • Under Macedonian and Roman rule Eretria fell into insignificance; for a short period under Mark Antony, the triumvir, it became a possession of Athens.

  • Publius Licinius Crassus, called Dives, father of the triumvir.

  • Marcus Licinius Crassus (c. 11 5-53 B.C.), the Triumvir, surnamed Dives (rich) on account of his great wealth.

  • Marcus Antonius, commonly called Mark Antony, the Triumvir, grandson of Antonius the "orator" and son of Antonius Creticus, related on his mother's side to Julius Caesar, was born about 83 B.C. Under the influence of his stepfather, Cornelius Lentulus Sura, he spent a profligate youth.

  • Licinius rassus, the triumvir, ill 54 B.C., took the aggressive against Parthia, the occasion being favorable owing to the dynastic troubles between Orodes I., the son of Phraates .111., and his brother Mithradates III.

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