Decurion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An officer in command of ten men in the army of ancient Rome.
  • n. A member of a municipal senate in ancient Rome who ran local government.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An officer in charge of ten men in the ancient Roman army.
  • n. A member of local government in ancient Rome.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An officer in the Roman army who commanded a decury, or a body of ten soldiers.
  • n. Any commander or overseer of ten; specifically, a tithing-man.
  • n. In Roman history, a member of the senate of a colony or of a municipality; a town-councilor.
  • n. A member of the great council of an Italian city or town.
  • Word Usage
    "Your work officers of your labor legion will select their representative, called a decurion, from among your ranks."
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