Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,523,795,229 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

decurion

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.24 sec.
de·cur·i·on  (d-kyr-n)
n.
1. An officer in command of ten men in the army of ancient Rome.
2. A member of a municipal senate in ancient Rome who ran local government.
[Latin decuri, from decuria, group of ten men, administrative body of ten families, from *decu-viria : decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots + vir, man; see w-ro- in Indo-European roots.]


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Recollecting that his lather was a Roman Decurion, the Italians tried to stake a claim to his nationality, forgetting that the Romans conferred citizenship on their conquered people.
Be like Pat: we're looking for a few steadfast men by Reilly, Robert T. / U.S. Catholic
Officials at the chain, which operates in California and Hawaii and is a subsidiary of Decurion Corp.
Empty Theaters Stand as Latest Challenge to Malls by PEINEMANN, MILO / Los Angeles Business Journal
Milites in Roman law belonged to the privileged segment of society, the honestiores (as distinct from the unprivileged humiliores), which also included veterans, senators, equ estrians, decurions, and certain types of judges and magistrates.
Humanism and Scholasticism in Sixteenth- Century Academe. Five ... by VAN LIERE, KATHERINE ELLIOT / Renaissance Quarterly
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.