quindecemvir

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A form of quindecimvir — 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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Meanings

nounquindecemvir (plural quindecemvirs or quindecemviri)

plural quindecemvirs · plural quindecemviri

  1. alternativehistoricalAlternative form of quindecimvir.

Origin

  1. Latinquindecemvir
  2. Englishquindecemvir

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

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APA

quindecemvir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindecemvir

MLA

“quindecemvir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindecemvir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quindecemvir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindecemvir.

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