"quindecemvir" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quindecemvirs [plural], quindecemviri [plural]
Etymology: From Latin quindecemvir, from quindecim (“fifteen”) + vir (“man”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|quindecemvir}} Latin quindecemvir, {{m|la|quindecim||fifteen}} quindecim (“fifteen”), {{m|la|vir||man}} vir (“man”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|quindecemviri}} quindecemvir (plural quindecemvirs or quindecemviri)
  1. (historical) 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. Tags: historical Categories (place): Roman Empire Related terms: quindecemvirate Coordinate_terms: triumvir, decemvir

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