fourteenth

[ fawr-teenth, fohr- ]

adjective

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

noun

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

fourteenth

/ ˈfɔːˈtiːnθ /

adjective

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

      the fourteenth in succession

noun

1. 1. one of 14 equal or nearly equal parts of something
   2. ( as modifier )

      a fourteenth part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by 14 ( 1 14 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of fourteenth¹

before 900; Middle English fourtenthe, Old English fēowertēotha. See fourteen, -th ²

Example Sentences

Men worthy of the word don’t need women to be locked in the fourteenth century legally to feel whole.

From Salon

While the judges agreed unanimously on the matter, the court's liberals dissented to an additional proposition that anyone seeking to enforce the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment against insurrectionist candidates running for office would need to first obtain congressional approval.

From Salon

After Roe deemed abortion access a “liberty” protected by the Due Process and Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Alito and his Catholic colleagues ruled that “classification precedent” and ancient common law history were more important.

From Salon

It would join such other corrective amendments as the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, passed in the wake of the Civil War, both of which reversed the Supreme Court's infamous Dred Scott decision by abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to freed slaves.

From Salon

They had argued that Trump was ineligible for office under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S.

From Seattle Times