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quindecimvirate

quindecimvirate noun: a group of fifteen people, especially (politics) a council of fifteen men sharing office or rule, particularly such groups of magistrates in ancient Rome.

Noun

quindecimvirate

  1. (uncommon) A group of fifteen people, especially (politics) a council of fifteen men sharing office or rule, particularly such groups of magistrates in ancient Rome.
    Synonyms:
    government

Synonyms of quindecimvirate

Forms of quindecimvirate

alternative formquindecemvirate

Origin of quindecimvirate

From Latin quīndecimvirātus, from quīndecimvirī (“quinquevirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

Questions about quindecimvirate

What does quindecimvirate mean?
Quindecimvirate means a group of fifteen people, especially (politics) a council of fifteen men sharing office or rule, particularly such groups of magistrates in ancient Rome.
What part of speech is quindecimvirate?
Quindecimvirate is a noun.

Words near quindecimvirate in the dictionary

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

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