| triumvir | One of tree men united in public office or authority. In later times the triumvirs of Rome were three men who jointly exercised sovereign power. Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey were the first triumvirs; Octavianus (Augustus), Antony, and Lepidus were the second and last. Origin: L, fr. Res, gen. Trium, three + vir a man. See Three, and Virile. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| triumvirate | 1. Government by three in coalition or association; the term of such a government. 2. A coalition or association of three in office or authority; especially, the union of three men who obtained the government of the Roman empire. Origin: L. Triumviratus: cf. F. Triumvirat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |