decurion
Americannoun
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the head of a decury.
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a member of the senate of an ancient Roman colony or municipality.
noun
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a local councillor
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the commander of a troop of ten cavalrymen
Etymology
Origin of decurion
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin decuriōn- (stem of decuriō ), equivalent to decuri ( a ) a division of ten ( dec ( em ) ten + -uria -ure ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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He was born, son of a Roman decurion, in 387 A. D. in Kilpatrick.
From Time Magazine Archive
"As I told the decurion, I have none."
From Caesar Dies by Mundy, Talbot
All this tends at least to prove that we should read "decurion" for "deacon" in the "Confession."
From Bolougne-Sur-Mer St. Patrick's Native Town by Fleming, William
At last he stirred slightly, and the decurion turned and looked down.
From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield
The adoption of the same faith made the poor freedman the equal and sometimes the superior, of the decurion and the clarissimus.
From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz
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