XV

See also: xv and ℣

Translingual

Alternative forms

• xv

Etymology

Compound of the following Roman numerals: X (“10”) +‎ V (“5”).

Numeral

XV

1. A Roman numeral representing the number fifteen (15).
   • 1981 April 5, Theodore Solotaroff, “REVIVING THE ANCIENT ART OF EXECUTION”, in The New York Times‎^[1] (in English), archived from the original on 22 September 2025:

     A good deal of grisly detail accrues from the texts of the curriculum, including an account of the slow execution of a man who had attempted to assassinate Louis XV.

Coordinate terms

• Previous: XIV (fourteen, 14)
• Next: XVI (sixteen, 16)

Descendants

• ⇒ English: XVth