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quindecimvir

quindecimvir noun: any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome.

Noun

quindecimvir (plural quindecimvirs or quindecimviri)

  1. (historical) Any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome.

Forms of quindecimvir

pluralquindecimvirs
pluralquindecimviri
alternative formquindecemvir

Origin of quindecimvir

From Latin quīndecimvir, from quindecim (“fifteen”) + vir (“man”).

Questions about quindecimvir

What does quindecimvir mean?
Quindecimvir means any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome.
What part of speech is quindecimvir?
Quindecimvir is a noun.
What is the plural of quindecimvir?
The plural of quindecimvir is quindecimvirs.

Words near quindecimvir in the dictionary

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

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