sixteenth means the ordinal form of the number sixteen. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 70 out of 100.
sixteenth is pronounced /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sixtenthe, sixtethe, from Old English sixtēoþa, equivalent to sixteen + -th.
adj
- The ordinal form of the number sixteen.“[…] a pair of pauldrons with the light horizontal bar which in later years developed into the high neckguard of the sixteenth century; numbers of gauntlets, visors of helmets, and other pieces, the handling of which is a sheer joy […]”
noun
- One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.“A sixteenth of 320 is 20.”