DECURION


Meaning of DECURION in English

/di kyoor"ee euhn/ , n. Rom. Hist.

1. the head of a decury.

2. a member of the senate of an ancient Roman colony or municipality.

[ 1350-1400; ME decurion- (s. of decurio ), equiv. to decuri ( a ) a division of ten ( dec ( em ) TEN + -uria -URE) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .