quindecim

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noun

Synonym of quinzieme, a tax of one fifteenth (6.7%).

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quinziemequindene
OriginMedieval Latin quindecima →
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Meanings

nounquindecim (plural quindecims)

plural quindecims

  1. historicalSynonym of quinzieme, a tax of one fifteenth (6.7%).

    In this parliament was granted to the king for defence against the Scots two aids and two quindecims, the which two aids did not extend over two quindecims.

    2019, Julia Boffey, Henry VII's London in the Great Chronicle, page 71

    Synonyms: quinzieme

  2. archaicChristianitySynonym of quindene, the 14th day after a festival, the fortnight after a festival.

    Synonyms: quindene

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of quinzieme, a tax of one fifteenth (6.7%).

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quinzieme

nounSynonym of quindene, the 14th day after a festival, the fortnight after a festival.

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quindene
Also see
quindenequinzieme

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinquindecima“15th”
  2. Englishquindecim

From Medieval Latin quindecima (“15th”), from quindecim (“15”). In reference to 2-week periods, based upon the Roman and medieval practice of counting inclusively.

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APA

quindecim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindecim

MLA

“quindecim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindecim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quindecim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quindecim.

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