noun
- Plural of decury; groups of ten soldiers or citizens in ancient Rome, or divisions of a military or civic unit.
Usage: historical; chiefly used in academic or historical contexts
Examples
- The Roman army was organized into decuries for easier command and control.
- Each decury consisted of ten soldiers under the leadership of a decurion.
- The census divided citizens into decuries for administrative purposes.
- Military historians study how decuries functioned within the larger legion structure.