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quindecims

quindecims is the plural of quindecim.

Meaning of quindecim

Noun

quindecim (plural quindecims)

  1. (historical) Synonym of quinzieme, a tax of one fifteenth (6.7%).
    • In this parliament was granted to the king for defence against the Scots two aids and two quindecims, the which two aids did not extend over two quindecims.2019, Julia Boffey, Henry VII's London in the Great Chronicle, page 71
    Synonyms:
    quinzieme
  2. (archaic) Synonym of quindene, the 14th day after a festival, the fortnight after a festival.
    Synonyms:
    quindene

Questions about quindecims

What is quindecims the plural of?
Quindecims is the plural of quindecim.

Words near quindecims in the dictionary

  1. quindecillionths
  2. quindecim
  3. quindecima
  4. quindecimal
  5. quindecimas
  6. quindecims
  7. quindecimvir
  8. quindecimviral
  9. quindecimvirate
  10. quindecimviri
  11. quindecimvirs

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