I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
: being one more than 40 in number
forty-one years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: 41 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
forty-one are here
forty-one were found
III. noun
1. : one and 40
2.
a. : 41 units or objects
a total of forty-one
b. : a group or set of 41
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 41
4. : the 41st in a set or series ; especially : an article of clothing of the 41st size
wears a forty-one
5. : a 41 caliber pistol — usually written .41
6. or forty-one pool : a pool game played with a cue ball and 15 object balls in which each player attempts to score sufficient points to total exactly 41 when added to his private number