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decurion definition

de·cu·rion (dē kyo̵or′ē ən)

noun

  1. an officer having charge of ten men
  2. a member of a municipal or colonial senate

Etymology: ME decurioun < L decurio < decuria, company of ten men < decem, ten

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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