Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quindecimvir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quin-dec-imvir
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: quīndecimvir

Inflected Forms

quindecimvirs (plural) quindecimviri (plural) quindecemvir (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

quindecimviral quindecimvirate triumvir decemvir

Questions

What does quindecimvir mean?: 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.
Where does quindecimvir come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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