Etymology

quinzieme

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Today it means: A tax of one fifteenth (0.067%), particularly the excise and customs charged by John of England around 1204. Full definition →

French quinzième
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  1. French · borrowed fromquinzième“fifteenth”
  2. English todayquinzieme

From French quinzième (“fifteenth”).

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