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