decury

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decury

/ˈdɛkjəɹi/ UK

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From Latin decuria, from decem (“ten”).

noun decuries

Ancient Rome A group of ten men under the command of a decurion. If one, two, or more of a decury proceed bravely to battle, and the rest do not follow, the cowards are slain.

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@misc{decury_2026,
  title = {decury},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decury},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}