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English
Etymology
From Latin quīndecimvir, from quindecim (“fifteen”) + vir (“man”).
Noun
quindecimvir (plural quindecimvirs or quindecimviri)
- (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.
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Latin
Etymology
From quīndecim (“fifteen”) + vir (“man”).
Pronunciation
Noun
quīndecimvir m (genitive quīndecimvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) quindecimvir
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
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