DUUMVIRI

duumviri  (d[y]oo-<<schwa>>m-v<<schwa>>-rI),  n.  pl.[fr.  Latin  due  “two”  +  viri  “men”]

1.Roman law. Magistrates elected or appointed in pairs to hold an office or perform a function.

duumviri  municipales  (d[y]oo-<<schwa>>m-v<<schwa>>-rI

myoo-nis-<<schwa>>-pay-leez).  [Latin]  Two  judicial  magistrates  annually  elected  in  towns  and

duumviri navales (d[y]oo-<<schwa>>m-v<<schwa>>-rI n<<schwa>>-vay-leez). [Latin] Two

officers appointed to man, equip, and refit the navy.

2. Two peers in authority. — Also termed duoviri. [Blacks Law 8th]