# fifteens

Pronunciation: say "FIF-teenz" /ˈfɪf.tiːnz/

## Noun

1. Plural of fifteen. *(Ireland)* — plural of fifteen
   - Simple: Plural of fifteen. Use this when you mean more than one fifteen.
   - _The coach split the squad into two fifteens for the practice match._
   - _She grouped the totals into fifteens to make the adding easier._
2. A tax in medieval England levied on the value of the movable property (goods and chattels) that subjects owned.
   - Simple: A tax in medieval times on the goods and belongings that people owned.
   - _Parliament granted the king two fifteens to fund the war in France._
   - _Collectors traveled from village to village gathering the fifteens owed to the crown._

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