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Etymology 1

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From Latin decenarius (containing 10 items; related to the number 10), from decem (ten) + -ārius (-ary)[1] Doublet of decener.

Adjective

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decenary (not comparable)

  1. Of or related to the number ten, (particularly) as a base of numeration.
  2. Containing or comprising ten items or units.

Etymology 2

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From Medieval Latin decēnārius, from decēna (a tithing) + -ārius (-ary).[2]

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decenary (not comparable)

  1. (law, historical) Of or related to a tithing.

Noun

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decenary (plural decenaries)

  1. (law, historical) A tithing.
    • 1881, T.S. Frampton, Hundred of Wrotham, page 36:
      All males... should... be enrolled in a tithing, or decennary, which originally consisted of ten free families.

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  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "decenary, adj.1" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2015.
  2. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "decenary | decennary, adj.2 and n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1894.

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