decuman.
Large; chief; applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in sequence.
Meaning & usage
Large; chief; applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in sequence.
Connected with the principal gate of an Ancient Roman camp, near which the tenth cohort of the legion was stationed.
Where this word comes from
From Latin decumānus (“of the tenth, and by metonymy, large”), from decem (“ten”).
An extraordinarily large billow.
Where this word comes from
From Latin decumānus (“of the tenth, and by metonymy, large”), from decem (“ten”).
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