noun
also dec·a·log ˈdekəˌlȯg also -ˌläg
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English decaloge, from Late Latin decalogus, from Greek dekalogos, from deka ten + logos speech, word — more at ten , legend
: a basic set of rules carrying binding authority (as the Ten Commandments found in Exod. 20: 2-17 and Deut. 5: 6-21 which in the biblical account were given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai)