quin|de|cem|vir

quin|de|cem|vir
quin|de|cem|vir «KWIHN dih SEHM vuhr», noun, plural -vi|ri «-vuh ry».
in ancient Rome:
1. one of a body of 15 men.
2. one of a body of 15 priests who, at the close of the republic, had charge of the Sibylline Books.
[< Latin quīndecemvir < quīndecim (see etym. under quindecagon (Cf.quindecagon)) + vir man]

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