quindecimvirate

Q10U1I1N1D2E1C3I1M3V4I1R1A1T1E1

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.

Similar
government
OriginLatin quīndecimvirātus →
Scrabble 32
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun

alternative quindecemvirate

  1. uncommonA 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 & antonyms

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

Similar
government

Origin

  1. Latinquīndecimvirātus
  2. Englishquindecimvirate

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

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: quindecimvirate on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.