Middle English Dictionary Entry
decemvir n.
Entry Info
| Forms | decemvir n. |
| Etymology | L decemvirī |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Coll. The Roman decemvirs.
Associated quotations
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)2.1347 : Gouerned afftir bi other officeres..Callid decemvir of dyuers cronycleres.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)3.3027 : Cheeff iuge he was, with other officeris Callid decemvir.