Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-CU'RI-ON
DE-CU'RI-ON, n. [L. decurio, from decem, Gr. δεκα, ten.]
An officer in the Roman army, who commanded a decuria, or ten soldiers, which was a third part of the turma, and a thirtieth of the legion of cavalry. – Encyc. Temple.
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