Definition of quindecemvir in English:

quindecemvir

(also quindecimvir)

noun ˌkwɪndɪˈsɛmvə

A member of a group consisting of fifteen people (usually men); specifically one of the body of fifteen priests who had charge of the Sibylline books.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin quīndecimvir (originally in plural quīndecimvirī; in post-classical Latin also quindecemvir, e.g. in 16th-cent. editions of Pliny) from quīndecim fifteen (from quīnque five + decem ten, with syncope of medial syllable) + vir man.

Definition of quindecemvir in US English:

quindecemvir

(also quindecimvir)

nounˌkwɪndɪˈsɛmvə

A member of a group consisting of fifteen people (usually men); specifically one of the body of fifteen priests who had charge of the Sibylline books.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin quīndecimvir (originally in plural quīndecimvirī; in post-classical Latin also quindecemvir, e.g. in 16th-cent. editions of Pliny) from quīndecim fifteen (from quīnque five + decem ten, with syncope of medial syllable) + vir man.

单词	quindecemvir
释义	Definition of quindecemvir in English: quindecemvir (also quindecimvir) noun ˌkwɪndɪˈsɛmvə A member of a group consisting of fifteen people (usually men); specifically one of the body of fifteen priests who had charge of the Sibylline books. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin quīndecimvir (originally in plural quīndecimvirī; in post-classical Latin also quindecemvir, e.g. in 16th-cent. editions of Pliny) from quīndecim fifteen (from quīnque five + decem ten, with syncope of medial syllable) + vir man. Definition of quindecemvir in US English: quindecemvir (also quindecimvir) nounˌkwɪndɪˈsɛmvə A member of a group consisting of fifteen people (usually men); specifically one of the body of fifteen priests who had charge of the Sibylline books. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin quīndecimvir (originally in plural quīndecimvirī; in post-classical Latin also quindecemvir, e.g. in 16th-cent. editions of Pliny) from quīndecim fifteen (from quīnque five + decem ten, with syncope of medial syllable) + vir man.
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