sexvirate

English

Alternative forms

• sevirate
• sextumvirate

Etymology

From Latin sexvirātus, from sex (“six”) + virī (“men”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

Noun

sexvirate (plural sexvirates)

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.

Related terms

• sexvir

References

• "sexvirate, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.