noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A group of fifteen people, especially (politics) a council of fifteen men sharing office or rule, particularly such groups of magistrates in ancient Rome. uncommon

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government

Etymology

From Latin quīndecimvirātus, from quīndecimvirī (“quinquevirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).

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