decurion
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A Roman officer who led ten soldiers or served on a town council
- noun
- /dɪˈkjʊəriən/
- Specialized
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- The responsibilities of a decurion included training and leading his ten soldiers.
Examples
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Assaulting a decurion of the Praetorian Guard... ...in the execution of his duties.
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Look at the decurion's face!
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- Is the decurion here?
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Another of 423 exempted decurions and silentiaries.
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The decurion commanded his unit with confidence during the battle.
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Each decurion in the Roman senate played a vital role in local governance.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Decurion comes from the Latin part decem, which means 'ten', and it originally named a leader of ten men, like the words decade or decimal that also show the 'ten' idea. That's why a decurion was an officer in charge of ten soldiers and later a local city leader.