quinzième

noun

quin·​zième

(ˈ)kaⁿz¦yem,

(ˈ)kanz-

plural -s

archaic

: a tax of a fifteenth

Word History

Etymology

Middle English quinsime, from Middle French quinzime fifteenth, from quinze fifteen

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