quindecimvirate
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (misspelling): quindecemvirate
Etymology[edit]
From Latin quīndecimvirātus, from quīndecimvirī (“quinquevirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).
Noun[edit]
quindecimvirate
- (uncommon) A group of fifteen people, especially (politics) a council of fifteen men sharing office or rule, particularly such groups of magistrates in ancient Rome.