quindecemvir

noun

quin·​decemvir

¦kwin+

: one of a commission, council, or ruling body of 15

specifically : a member of a college of priests in ancient Rome having charge of the sibylline books

Word History

Etymology

Latin quindecimvir, from quindecim fifteen + vir man

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