fifteenth
adjective
next after the fourteenth; being the ordinal number for 15.
fifteenths
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pluralof fifteenth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A supply of one subsidy and two fifteenths was granted by parliament.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by David Hume
Soon after the defeat and dispersion of the Spanish armada, the queen summoned a new parliament, and received from them a supply of two subsidies and four fifteenths, payable in four years.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by David Hume
Don't you remember, Bessy, the grand parliament, when we voted you eight subsidies, and four fifteenths to be paid in flowers and candy, for your grand coronation?”
From Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion by St. George Tucker
Whereupon the saide marchants prosecuted the matter before the Councel of our soueraign lord the king, insomuch that they were released from paying afterward any such tallages, fifteenths, and subsidies.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe by Richard Hakluyt
Subsidies and fifteenths are frequently mentioned by historians; but neither the amount of these taxes, nor the method of levying them, have been well explained.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by David Hume
