Duumvirate

noun

/djuːˈʌmvɪɹət/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounRule by two people.

2.nounA state under the rule of two people.

"Swaziland is an absolute diarchy, ruled jointly by a king and a queen mother."

3.nounAny of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.

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