decury
UK/ˈdɛkjəɹi/
decury noun: a group of ten men under the command of a decurion.
Noun
decury (plural decuries)
- A group of ten men under the command of a decurion.
- If one, two, or more of a decury proceed bravely to battle, and the rest do not follow, the cowards are slain.1760, Robert Kerr, A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 1
- Accordingly, the hundred senators divided the government among themselves, ten decuries being formed, and the individual members who were to have the chief direction of affairs being chosen into each decury.1904, John Henry Freese, Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb, Roman History, Books I-III
Forms of decury
| plural | decuries |
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Origin of decury
From Latin decuria, from decem (“ten”).
Questions about decury
- What does decury mean?
- Decury means a group of ten men under the command of a decurion.
- What part of speech is decury?
- Decury is a noun.
- How do you pronounce decury?
- Decury is pronounced /ˈdɛkjəɹi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of decury?
- The plural of decury is decuries.
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