Decemviri

Decemviri (singular decemvir) is a Latin term meaning "Ten Men" which designates any such commission in the Roman Republic (cf. Triumviri, Three Men). Different types of decemvirate include the writing of laws with consular imperium (legibvs scribvndis consvlari imperio), the judging of litigation (stlitibvs ivdicandis), the making of sacrifices (sacris facivndis), and the distribution of public lands (agris dandis adsignandis).