Quindecemvir

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin, from quindecim fifteen + vir a man.

[edit] Noun

Quindecemvir (plural Quindecemvirs)

1. (Roman history) One of a sacerdotal college of fifteen men whose chief duty was to take care of the Sibylline books.

[edit] References

• Quindecemvir in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913