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decenary en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin decenarius (“containing 10 items; related to the number 10”), from decem (“ten”) + -ārius (“-ary”) Doublet of decener.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or related to the number ten, (particularly) as a base of numeration.
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(not-comparable) Containing or comprising ten items or units.
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Translations (2)
fr décénaire (Translations) · it decenario (Translations)
decenary en · ADJ · etymology 2
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Medieval Latin decēnārius, from decēna (“a tithing”) + -ārius (“-ary”).
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(historical, not-comparable) Of or related to a tithing.
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decenary en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Medieval Latin decēnārius, from decēna (“a tithing”) + -ārius (“-ary”).
Meanings
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(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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