Found 2 items, similar to Triumvir.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: triumvir
triumvir
n : one of a group of three sharing public administration or
civil authority especially in ancient Rome
[also:
triumviri (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Triumvir
Triumvir
\Tri*um"vir\, n.; pl. L.
Triumviri, E.
Triumvirs.
[L., fr. res, gen. trium, three + vir a man. See
Three, and
Virile.] (Rom. Antiq.)
One of tree men united in public office or authority.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In later times the triumvirs of Rome were three men who
jointly exercised sovereign power. Julius C[ae]sar,
Crassus, and Pompey were the first triumvirs;
Octavianus (Augustus), Antony, and Lepidus were the
second and last.
[1913 Webster]