quinquereme

[Latin quin que rem is, from quinque five, and rem us = anoar; Fr. quinquérème; Ital. quinquereme.] A galley having five ranks of rowers. "The first galley that came near them was a quinquereme."-Brende: Quintus Curtius, fo. 62. quin-que-sỹl-la-ble, s . [Pref. quinque- , and Eng. syllable (q. v.).] A word of five syllables. quin'-que-vălve, quin-que-văl-vu-lar, adj . [Pref. quinque- , and Eng. valve , valvular (q. v.).]. Bot .: Opening by five valves, as the pericarp of flax. quin-que-vir (pl. quin-quěv-i-ri), s. [Latin, from quinque =five, and vir a man.] Rom . Antiq .: One of a body of five commi ioners who were frequently appointed under the republic as extraordinary magistrates to carry any measure into effect.