Synonyms for decemvir

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-sem-ver

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɛm vər

Définition of decemvir

As in ten : noun ten of something

Example sentences :

Decemvir Appius takes a violent fancy to her,—must have her at any rate.
Extract from : « The Professor at the Breakfast Table » by Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)

Here is the Roman Lucillus, formerly a Decemvir, who has been banished.
Extract from : « Historical Miniatures » by August Strindberg

I intend to write about the crime of Appius Claudius, the Decemvir.
Extract from : « Selections from Viri Romae » by Charles Franois L'Homond

The maiden had attracted the notice of the Decemvir Appius Claudius.
Extract from : « A Smaller History of Rome » by William Smith and Eugene Lawrence

Appius Claudius, the decemvir, saw her and lusted to make her his own.
Extract from : « The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 2 » by Various

Decemvir, de-sem′vir, n. one of ten magistrates who at one time had absolute power in ancient Rome:—pl.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various

Towards the end of the year, Caius Servilius Geminus, the chief pontiff, also died; the same was decemvir of religious affairs.
Extract from : « The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End » by Titus Livius

The cry of the nurse for help brought a crowd around them, and all parties went before the Decemvir.
Extract from : « A Smaller History of Rome » by William Smith and Eugene Lawrence

The story ran that the Decemvir, unable to succeed by bribes and solicitations, resorted to an outrageous act of tyranny.
Extract from : « The Law of Civilization and Decay » by Brooks Adams

The Decemvir generals tried to stop them, but they only answered, "We are men with swords in our hands."
Extract from : « Young Folks' History of Rome » by Charlotte Mary Yonge

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