Du·um'vir noun ; plural English Duumvirs , Latin Duumviri . [ Latin , from duo two + vir man.] (Rom. Antiq.) One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same public functions. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/133
duumvir, duumviracy, duumviral, duumvirate 1. In Roman history, one of the duumviri, the general name given to pairs of co-equal magistrates and functionaries in Rome and in her coloniae and municipia. 2. In modern use, one of two colleagues in authority. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2303/