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decuria

Pronunciation: [dɛˈkʊ.ri.a]

“decuria” is a Latin word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a group of ten men (or soldiers)
  2. a jury
  3. an administrative body comprising ten families
  4. a tithing
  5. jurors
  6. a section of the book of Psalms recited at Matins on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays in the traditional Ambrosian Liturgy of the Hours.

Etymology

From decem (“ten”)

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