duumvir

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/djuːˈʌmvə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(do̅o̅ um′vər, dyo̅o̅-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
du•um•vir  (do̅o̅ um′vər, dyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -virs, -vi•ri (-və rī′).USA pronunciation [Rom. Hist.]
  1. Ancient Historyone of two officers or magistrates jointly exercising the same public function.
  • Latin, back formation from duumvirōrum, genitive plural of duovirī two men, equivalent. to duo- duo- + virī, plural of vir man, cognate with Old English wer (see werewolf)
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
duumvir /djuːˈʌmvə/ n ( pl -virs, -viri /-vɪˌriː/)
  1. one of two coequal magistrates or officers
  2. either of two men who exercise a joint authority
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from duo two + vir man
'duumvir' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
duumvirate

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