decener
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Norman decener, from Old French decenier and Latin decēnārius, from Latin decēna (“a group of ten; a tithing”).[1] Doublet of decenary.
Noun[edit]
decener (plural deceners)
- (historical) A soldier commanding ten men.
- (historical) A tithingman: the head of a tithing.
- (historical) Any member of a tithing.
Synonyms[edit]
- (commander of 10 soldiers): chief of a chamber, chef de chambre (French loanword)
- (head of a tithing): See tithingman
References[edit]
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "† decener, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1894.