fiftieth Definition

fiftieth
adj

1. In counting: next after forty-ninth.
2. In counting: last of fifty.
3. In counting: in fiftieth position.

noun

1. One of fifty equal parts. Also as adj.

Example: a fiftieth share
2. A fraction equal to one divided by fifty (usually written &onefiftieth; ).
3. A person coming fiftieth, eg in a race or exam.

Example: He finished a bedraggled fiftieth

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon; see fifty and -th.