decenary

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Etymology 1

From Latin decenarius (“containing 10 items; related to the number 10”), from decem (“ten”) + -ārius (“-ary”)[1] Doublet of decener.

Adjective

decenary (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to the number ten, (particularly) as a base of numeration.
  2. Containing or comprising ten items or units.

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin decēnārius, from decēna (“a tithing”) + -ārius (“-ary”).[2]

Adjective

decenary (not comparable)

  1. (law, historical) Of or related to a tithing.

Noun

decenary (plural decenaries)

  1. (law, historical) A tithing.
    • 1881, T.S. Frampton, Hundred of Wrotham, page 36:
      All males... should... be enrolled in a tithing, or decennary, which originally consisted of ten free families.

References

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "decenary, adj.1" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2015.
  2. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "decenary | decennary, adj.2 and n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1894.

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