Definition
The office, position, or term of service of a decemvir; the period during which decemvirs held power, or the system of government they represented.
Etymology
From decemvir plus the suffix -ate (Latin -atus, indicating office or condition). Describes both the position itself and the historical period when the decemviral system governed Rome.
Kelly Says
The decemvirate was technically temporary—they were supposed to write laws and then step down—but they got power-hungry and refused to leave, which is why Romans eventually overthrew them and got back to their republic.
Translations
ARالعربية
مجلس عشرة
majlis ʕaṣar
BNবাংলা
দশমপতি পরিষদ
dosh-om-pati pari-sh-ad
CACatalà
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
CSČeština
decemvirát
deh-SEM-vee-rat
DADansk
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
DEDeutsch
Decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
ELΕλληνικά
δεκαεξάρχη
deh-ka-ee-ksa-rchi
ESEspañol
decemvirato
deh-SEM-vee-ra-toh
FAفارسی
دهمویری
deh-mo-vee-ree
FISuomi
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
FRFrançais
décemvirat
deh-SEHM-vee-rah
GUGU
દશમવીર સભા
dāśamvīra sabhā
HAHA
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
HEעברית
דקאמרט
de-ka-mar-t
HIहिन्दी
दशमवीर सभा
dāśamvīra sabhā
HUMagyar
decemvirátus
deh-SEM-vee-ra-tus
IDBahasa Indonesia
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
IGIG
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
ITItaliano
decemvirato
deh-SEM-vee-ra-toh
JA日本語
デキムヴィラート
dekimuviraato
KKKK
децемвират
deh-tsym-vī-rat
KO한국어
십인위원회
sip-in-wi-won-hoe
MRMR
दशमवीर सभा
dāśamvīra sabhā
MSBahasa Melayu
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
NLNederlands
decemviraat
deh-SEM-vee-raat
NONorsk
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
PAPA
ਦਸ਼ਮਵੀਰ ਸਭਾ
dāśamvīra sabhā
PLPolski
decemwirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
PTPortuguês
decemvirato
deh-SEM-vee-ra-toh
RORomână
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
RUРусский
децемвират
deh-tsym-vī-rat
SVSvenska
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
SWKiswahili
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
TAதமிழ்
பத்துக்குழு
pattu-kku-zhu
TEతెలుగు
పదిగురు సభ
pa-di-gu-ru sabhā
THไทย
คณะผู้มีอำนาจสิบ
khana phû-mee-a-nam-a-chíp
TLTL
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
TRTürkçe
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
UKУкраїнська
децемвірат
deh-tsym-vī-rat
URاردو
دہمویری
deh-mo-vee-ree
VITiếng Việt
decemvirate
deh-SEM-vee-rat
YOYO
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
ZUZU
decemvirat
deh-SEM-vee-rat
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
The office or body of decemviri; term preserves the masculine-only historical governance structure of Rome.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'decemvirate' for historical Roman contexts only. For modern governance, substitute 'magistracy', 'council', or 'executive board' to establish gender-neutral authority language.
Inclusive Alternatives
["council","magistracy","executive board"]