Decurion Definition

dĭ-kyo͝orē-ən
noun
An officer having charge of ten men.
Webster's New World
A member of a municipal or colonial senate.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Decurion

Noun

Singular:
decurion
Plural:
decurions

Origin of Decurion

  • Latin decuriō from decuria group of ten men, administrative body of ten families from decu-viria decem ten dekm̥ in Indo-European roots vir man wī-ro- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin decuria (“a group of ten”)

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

DDEDEC

Words Ending With

NONION

Unscrambles

decurion

Words Starting With D and Ending With N

Starts With D & Ends With NStarts With DE & Ends With NStarts With D & Ends With ON

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With D8 Letter Words Ending With N