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Definition of Decurion
1. n. A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers.
Definition of Decurion
1. Noun. An officer in charge of ten men in the ancient Roman army. ¹
2. Noun. A member of local government in ancient Rome. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decurion
1. a commander of a decury [n -S]
Medical Definition of Decurion
1. A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers. Origin: L. Decurio, decurionis, fr. Decuria a squad of ten, fr. Decem ten. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decurion
Literary usage of Decurion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Saxons in England: A History of the English Commonwealth Till the Period by John Mitchell Kemble (1876)
"... the condition of a decurion became so oppressive that it was found necessary
to press citizens by force into the office: some committed suicide, ..."
2. Roman Historical Sources and Institutions by Henry Arthur Sanders (1904)
"The decurion was detailed from a corps stationed in another province. The word
magister has been supposed to indicate command of the cohort by the decurion. ..."
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