Crossword-Solution: DECEMVIR
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Decemvir | n. | One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome. |
| Decemvir | n. | A member of any body of ten men in authority. |
We have 2 clues for the answer “DECEMVIR”
| Clue | Answers |
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| One of the ten Roman magistrates. | 1 answer |
| RULING body of ten, member of | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EERAT
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with DECEMVIR (5)
You must except, nevertheless, Marcus Antonius, the half partner of the empire of Rome, and Appius Claudius, the decemvir and lawgiver; whereof the former was indeed a voluptuous man, and inordinate; but the latter was an austere and wise man: and therefore it seems (though rarely) that love can find entrance, not only into an open heart, but also into a heart well fortified, if watch be not well kept.
The story ran that the Decemvir, unable to succeed by bribes and solicitations, resorted to an outrageous act of tyranny.
Meantime, Icilius held up the body of his loved one before the people in the forum, and bade them gaze on the work of their decemvir.
When, in spite of all the efforts of the girl's father and lover, the Decemvir had, in his official capacity, adjudged her to be the slave of his tool, Virginius plunged a knife into his daughter's bosom, in presence of the people in the Forum.
Place or explain the following: Capua; Numidia; Veii; Pharsálus; Comitia Centuriata; Decemvir; law of Majestas.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1942).