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decury

Noun CEFR B1
ˈdɛkjəɹi

Definitions

A group of ten men under the command of a decurion.

Ancient-Rome

Examples

“Accordingly, the hundred senators divided the government among themselves, ten decuries being formed, and the individual members who were to have⟳ the chief direction of affairs being chosen into each decury.”
“If one, two, or more of a decury proceed bravely to battle, and the rest⟳ do not follow⟳, the cowards are slain.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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