Word of the Day for Monday 17th March 2014
Triumvirate\ trahy-UHM-ver-it, -vuh-reyt \, noun;
1. Any group or set of three.
2. Roman History. The office or magistracy of a triumvir.
3. A government of three officers or magistrates functioning jointly.
4. A coalition of three magistrates or rulers for joint administration.
5. Any association of three in office or authority.
Quotes:
Because the triumvirate of Virginians could not yet show their hand publicly, they had to depend to considerable degree on the denizens of the distasteful news mongering world.
-- William Safire, Scandalmonger , 2000
When Miss Gerrard left, her place in the triumvirate was taken by Miss Murrill.
-- Rosemary Manning, The Chinese Garden , 1962
Origin:
Triumvirate comes from the Latin triumvirātus and has been in English since
the 1500’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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