Home › Words › Q › quindecimquindecimquindecim means synonym of quinzieme, a tax of one fifteenth (6.7%).EtymologyFrom Medieval Latin quindecima (“15th”), from quindecim (“15”). In reference to 2-week periods, based upon the Roman and medieval practice of counting inclusively.nounSynonym of quinzieme, a tax of one fifteenth (6.7%).e.g.“In this parliament was granted to the king for defence against the Scots two aids and two quindecims, the which two aids did not extend over two quindecims.” — 2019, Julia Boffey, Henry VII's London in the Great Chronicle, page 71:Synonym of quindene, the 14th day after a festival, the fortnight after a festival.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.quinzieme 77% match — A tax of one fifteenth (0.067%), particularly the excise and customs charged by John of England around 1204. vs quindecim →quindecad 70% match — A set of fifteen things. vs quindecim →quindecimal 70% match — Based on the number fifteen, base 15. vs quindecim →quindecima 68% match — The interval of a fifteenth, a double octave. vs quindecim →quindecimvir 68% match — Any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome. vs quindecim →quindecylic 67% match — Synonym of pentadecylic. vs quindecim →fifteens 67% match — A medieval tax on movable property. vs quindecim →quindecile 66% match — A fifteenth of a circle (24 degrees). vs quindecim →