decurion
[dih-
ky
oo
r
-ee-
uh
n]
/dɪˈkyʊər i ən/
noun
,
Roman History
1.
the head of a decury.
2.
a member of the senate of an ancient Roman colony or municipality.
Origin
1350-1400;
Middle English
<
Latin
decuriōn-
(stem of
decuriō
), equivalent to
decuri
(
a
) a division of ten (
dec
(
em
)
ten
+
-uria
-ure
) +
-iōn-
-ion
British Dictionary definitions for
decurion
decurion
/
dɪˈkjʊərɪən
/
noun
(
in the Roman Empire
)
1.
a local councillor
2.
the commander of a troop of ten cavalrymen
Word Origin
C14: from Latin
decuriō,
from
decuria
company of ten, from
decem
ten