Definitions for quadrumviratekwɒˈdrʌm vər ɪt, -vəˌreɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quad•rum•vi•ratekwɒˈdrʌm vər ɪt, -vəˌreɪt(n.)
a governing authority made up of four persons.
Origin of quadrumvirate:
1745–55; quadr - +-umvirate (as in triumvirate )
Princeton's WordNet
quadrumvirate(noun)
a group of four men
Wiktionary
quadrumvirate(Noun)
A group of four men, especially four men joined in authority
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