sep|tem|vir

sep|tem|vir
sep|tem|vir «sehp TEHM vuhr», noun, plural -vi|ri «-vuh ry», -virs.
one of seven men who hold some office or authority.
[< Latin septemviri, plural < septem seven + viri, plural of vir man]

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