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decumanus.

man of tenth legion; tax-farmer/who buys right to tithe; line bounding 10 actus;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[dɛ.kʊˈmaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[de.kuˈmaː.nus]
  1. tenth; of the tenth

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · relational
  2. concerned with or relating to tithes or the collection of tithes

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. concerned with or relating to the tenth cohort or legion

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin decumus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin decumānus From decumus (“tenth”) + -ānus.

noun[dɛ.kʊˈmaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[de.kuˈmaː.nus]
  1. a tithe farmer or collector

    declension-2
  2. a street that ran east–west in a Roman town or military camp

    declension-2
  3. a type of priest in northern Italy, later specifically in Milan, who originally acted as papal missionaries

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin decumus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin decumānus From decumus (“tenth”) + -ānus.

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