Quindecimvir

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome. historical

Etymology

From Latin quīndecimvir, from quindecim (“fifteen”) + vir (“man”).

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