denary.
An ancient coin, the denarius.
Meaning & usage
An ancient coin, the denarius.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English denarie, from the Latin dēnārius, used elliptically for dēnārius nummus (“denary coin, coin containing ten asses”). Piecewise doublet of etymology 2 below. Doublet of dinar, denar, and denier.
Containing ten parts.
Based on the number ten (as ternary is based on number 3)
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1577; from the Latin dēnārius (“containing ten”), from dēnī (“ten each, ten at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary).
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