quindecimvirate

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Etymology

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

Noun

quindecimvirate

  1. (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.

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