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V / vīgintĭ-vĭri
noun

vīgintĭ-vĭri

gen. ōrum · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
a college; board of twenty men
a college or board of twenty men, the vigintiviri.
Appointed by Cæsar during his consulship for distributing the Campanian lands,…
Appointed by Cæsar during his consulship for distributing the Campanian lands, Cic. Att. 2, 6, 2; Suet. Aug. 4; cf. Vell. 2, 44, 4; Front. Colon. p. 137.—Sing., Plin. 7, 52, 53, § 176.—
An inferior civil court
An inferior civil court, one half of whose members assisted the prætor, and the other half presided over the roads, the mint, and public executions, Spart. Julian. 1; cf. Tac. A. 3, 29.—Sing., Inscr. Orell. 2761; 3970.—
A council of State
A council of State, created A.D. 237, in opposition to Maximinus I., Capitol. Gord. 10; Inscr. Orell. 3042.
Perseus ID: n50920 Key: vigintiviri