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Definition of Duumviri

Duumviri
Duumvir Du*um"vir, n.; pl. E. Duumvirs, L. Duumviri. [L., fr. duo two + vir man.] (Rom. Antiq.) One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same public functions.

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- The duumviri (Latin for "two men"), originally duoviri and also known in English as the duumvirs, were any of various joint magistrates of ancient Rome...
- The Duumviri navales, lit. 'two men dealing with naval matters', were two naval officers elected by the people of Rome to repair and equip the Roman fleet...
- 1892. 'Duumvirate' prin****lly referred to the offices of the various duumviri established by the Roman Republic. Both, along with less common synonyms...
- Roman army. Prior to the middle of the 3rd century BC, officials known as duumviri navales commanded a fleet of twenty ships used mainly to control piracy...
- and the Roman ****emblies. Labienus used the antiquated procedure of the duumviri, used in the early republic, against Rabirius. The procedure byp****ed normal...
- deuce, doubt, dual, duality, duet, duo, duplex, duplicity, duumvirate, duumviri, nonduality dub- doubtful Latin dubius doubt, dubiety, dubious duc-, duct-...
- Parricidii) were appointed by him as well as a two-man criminal court (Duumviri Perduellionis) which oversaw for cases of treason. Under the kings, the...
- surroundings within a few generations. Local government (ancient Roman) Duumviri Colonies in antiquity List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia List of...
- divine advice and omens. Originally these duties had been performed by duumviri (or duoviri), two men of patrician status. Their number was increased to...
- charge of a section of the frontier answering to the Magister Militum. Duumviri navales – Two men elected to equip and repair the Roman navy. Equites singulares...