triumviry

triumviry
triumˈvirate (obsolete triumˈviry; Shakespeare triumˈphery) noun
1. An association of three men in office or government, or for any political ends, specif that of Pompey, Crassus and Caesar (60BC), and that of Octavian (Augustus), Mark Antony and Lepidus (43BC)
2. The rank or office of triumvir
3. Any trio or triad
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Main Entry: ↑triumvir

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  • Triumviry — Tri*um vi*ry, n. A triumvirate. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cornercap — Cor ner*cap ( k?p ), n. The chief ornament. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • triumpherate — triumpherate, ery obs. erron. ff. triumvirate, triumviry (by confusion with triumph) …   Useful english dictionary

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