quindecimvirate
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (misspelling): quindecemvirate
Etymology
editFrom Latin quīndecimvirātus, from quīndecimvirī (“quinquevirs”) + -ātus (“-ate”).
Noun
editquindecimvirate
- (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.