Duumvir
[doo-uhm-ver, dyoo-] /duˈʌm vər, dyu-/
noun, plural duumvirs, duumviri
[doo-uhm-vuh-rahy] /duˈʌm vəˌraɪ/ (Show IPA). Roman History.
1.
one of two officers or magistrates jointly exercising the same public function.
/djuːˈʌmvə/
noun (pl) -virs, -viri (-vɪˌriː)
1.
(Roman history) one of two coequal magistrates or officers
2.
either of two men who exercise a joint authority
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