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de·cur·i·on

 (dĭ-kyo͝or′ē-ən)
n.
1. An officer in command of ten men in the army of ancient Rome.
2. A member of a municipal senate in ancient Rome that ran local government.
[Latin decuriō, from decuria, group of ten men, administrative body of ten families, from *decu-viria : decem, ten; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots + vir, man; see wī-ro- in Indo-European roots.]
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decurion

(dɪˈkjʊərɪən)
(in the Roman Empire) n
1. (Historical Terms) a local councillor
2. (Military) the commander of a troop of ten cavalrymen
[C14: from Latin decuriō, from decuria company of ten, from decem ten]
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de•cu•ri•on

(dɪˈkyʊər i ən)

n.
1. a commander of ten men in the ancient Roman cavalry.
2. a member of an ancient Roman senate.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin decuriō=decuri(a) a division of ten]
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