Category:Triumvir

Tri*um"vir, n.; pl. L. Triumviri, e. Triumvirs. Etym: [l., fr. res, Gen. trium, three + vir a man. See three, and virile.] (rom. Antiq.)

Defn: one of tree men united in public office or authority.

Note: in later times the triumvirs of rome were three men who jointly Exercised sovereign power. Julius cæsar, crassus, and pompey were the First triumvirs; octavianus (augustus), antony, and lepidus were the Second and last.