decemvirate

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For his fraud in pretending to the commons to be well disposed towards them, was happily contrived; as were also the means he took to bring about the reappointment of the decemvirate.

From Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius by Thomson, Ninian Hill

When the second year of the decemvirate expired, Appius and his colleagues, knowing that they could not be elected again, showed no intention of yielding up their authority.

From Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

At the end of the first year, the task of the board was quite far from being finished, so a new decemvirate was elected to complete the work.

From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Myers, Philip Van Ness

So, for example, the Romans might have spoken of a decemvirate after the time of Appius.

From The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes by Kennedy, Charles Rann

The decemvirate instituted at Rome; the Twelve Tables of law framed.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)