undecimvirate

== English == === Alternative forms === (misspelling): undecemvirate === Etymology === From Latin ūndecimvirātus, from ūndecimvirī (“undecimvirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”). === Noun === undecimvirate (plural undecimvirates) (uncommon) A group of eleven people, especially (politics) a council of eleven men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of eleven magistrates in ancient Athens. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:government Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:government ==== Related terms ==== undecimvir === References === "unde'cimvir, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.