quinzieme

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noun

A tax of one fifteenth (0.067%), particularly the excise and customs charged by John of England around 1204.

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quindecim
OriginFrench quinzième →
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Meanings

nounquinzieme (plural quinziemes)

plural quinziemes · alternative quinzième

  1. historicalA tax of one fifteenth (0.067%), particularly the excise and customs charged by John of England around 1204.

    Synonyms: quindecim

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tax of one fifteenth (0.067%), particularly the excise and customs charged by John of England around 1204.

Similar
quindecim
Also see
quindecim

Origin

  1. Frenchquinzième“fifteenth”
  2. Englishquinzieme

From French quinzième (“fifteenth”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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