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decener

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
decener
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soldier commanding ten men.

noun

A tithingman: the head of a tithing.

noun

Any member of a tithing.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: decener, decenier, decenarius, decena

Inflected Forms

deceners (plural) decenner (alternative) desiner (alternative) desener (alternative) decinor (alternative)

Synonyms

chief of a chamber chef de chambre tithingman

Questions

What does decener mean?
A soldier commanding ten men.
Where does decener come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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