fourteenth

[fawr-teenth, fohr-]

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adjective

next after the thirteenth; being the ordinal number for 14.
being one of 14 equal parts.

noun

a fourteenth part, especially of one (1/14).
the fourteenth member of a series.

Origin of fourteenth

before 900; Middle English fourtenthe, Old English fēowertēotha. See fourteen, -th²

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Contemporary Examples

Does that mean that the Fourteenth Amendment permits states to define marriage in that way?
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November 7, 2014
The constitutional provision at issue in these cases is the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Geoffrey R. Stone
April 3, 2014
In fact, the Court mentioned these cases in passing and relied on the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Ben Jacobs
December 26, 2013
The judge said the right to not be discriminated against under the First and Fourteenth amendments applies to the plaintiffs.
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Justin Miller
December 16, 2013
She just completed her sixth embed with American troops in Afghanistan and her fourteenth trip to that country.
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June 14, 2010

Historical Examples

He had gone back to his trade and was working in a shop on Fourteenth Street.
The Underdog
F. Hopkinson Smith
I was fourteenth on the list for this, so that I had ample time to recover.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
We had hall rooms in the same house in East Fourteenth Street.
The Mystery of Murray Davenport
Robert Neilson Stephens
He considers himself a felicitous copy of Louis the Fourteenth!
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
Land holding was regarded as a misfortune in the fourteenth century.
The Enclosures in England
Harriett Bradley

British Dictionary definitions for fourteenth

fourteenth

adjective

1. coming after the thirteenth in order, position, time etc. Often written: 14th
2. (as noun)the fourteenth in succession

noun

1. one of 14 equal or nearly equal parts of something
2. (as modifier)a fourteenth part
the fraction equal to one divided by 14 (1/14)

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Word Origin and History for fourteenth

adj.

c.1300, by influence of fourteen, replacing or modifying fourtende, fowrtethe, from Old English feowerteoða, Old Norse *feowertandi (see fourteen) + -th (1). Cf. Dutch veertiende, German vierzehnte.

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Examples from the Web for fourteenth

Contemporary Examples

Does that mean that the Fourteenth Amendment permits states to define marriage in that way?

The constitutional provision at issue in these cases is the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

In fact, the Court mentioned these cases in passing and relied on the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The judge said the right to not be discriminated against under the First and Fourteenth amendments applies to the plaintiffs.

She just completed her sixth embed with American troops in Afghanistan and her fourteenth trip to that country.

Historical Examples

He had gone back to his trade and was working in a shop on Fourteenth Street.

I was fourteenth on the list for this, so that I had ample time to recover.

We had hall rooms in the same house in East Fourteenth Street.

He considers himself a felicitous copy of Louis the Fourteenth!

Land holding was regarded as a misfortune in the fourteenth century.

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Word Origin and History for fourteenth

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Origin of fourteenth