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decenaries

decenaries is the plural of decenary.

Meaning of decenary

Noun

decenary (plural decenaries)

  1. (historical) A tithing.
    • All males... should... be enrolled in a tithing, or decennary, which originally consisted of ten free families.1881, T.S. Frampton, Hundred of Wrotham, page 36

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Questions about decenaries

What is decenaries the plural of?
Decenaries is the plural of decenary.

Words near decenaries in the dictionary

  1. decemviri
  2. decemvirs
  3. decemvirship
  4. decenal
  5. decenals
  6. decenaries
  7. decenary
  8. decence
  9. decencies
  10. decency
  11. decene

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