English Explanatory Dictionary

decener

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A soldier commanding ten men.
  2. A tithingman: the head of a tithing.
  3. Any member of a tithing.

Word forms

decener deceners decenner desiner desener decinor

Etymology

From Norman decener, from Old French decenier and Latin decēnārius, from Latin decēna (“a group of ten; a tithing”). Doublet of decenary.

Synonyms

tithingman chief of a chamber chef de chambre
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