decener

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decener

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From Norman decener, from Old French decenier and Latin decēnārius, from Latin decēna (“a group of ten; a tithing”). Doublet of decenary.

noun deceners · decenner · desiner · desener · decinor

  1. historical A soldier commanding ten men.

    Similar: chief of a chamber, chef de chambre

  2. historical A tithingman: the head of a tithing.
  3. historical Any member of a tithing.

Similar: tithingman

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@misc{decener_2026,
  title = {decener},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decener},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}