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sevir

sevir · m

a member of a board

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What it meant

sēvir — Lewis & Short

sēvir or sexvir (in inscrr., where this word most freq. occurs, commonly written with numerals, VI. vir, or īīīīīī. VIR), vĭri, m.sex-vir,

I a member of a board or college consisting of six men, a sexvir.

I One of the presidents of the six divisions of Roman knights, Inscr. Orell. 732; 1172; 2242; 2258 al.—

II Augustalis, a member of the college of priests dedicated to Augustus, Petr. 30, 2; Inscr. Orell. t. ii. p. 197 sq.; v. Augustalis. —

III A member of a municipal directory of six men, Inscr. Grut. 418; 365, 3.

Where it came from

Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. séuir (scan p. 763; entry #12727). Root candidates: *wiro-.

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