What is "triumviri"

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.

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.

n. (plural of triumvir English)

1. n. one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome

2. [also: triumviri (pl)]

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