decurion

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decurion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Decurion \De*cu"ri*on\, n. [L. decurio, decurionis, fr. decuria
     a squad of ten, fr. decem ten.] (Rom. Antiq.)
     A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who
     commanded a division of ten soldiers.
     [1913 Webster]