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decener
decener
English
Alternative forms
- decenner
- desiner, desener
- decinor
Noun
decener (plural deceners)
- (historical) A soldier commanding ten men.
- (historical) A tithingman: the head of a tithing.
- (historical) Any member of a tithing.
Synonyms
- (commander of 10 soldiers): chief of a chamber, chef de chambre (French loanword)
- (head of a tithing): See tithingman
References
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "† decener, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1894.