decumanus.
man of tenth legion; tax-farmer/who buys right to tithe; line bounding 10 actus;
Meaning & usage
tenth; of the tenth
concerned with or relating to tithes or the collection of tithes
concerned with or relating to the tenth cohort or legion
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.
a tithe farmer or collector
a street that ran east–west in a Roman town or military camp
a type of priest in northern Italy, later specifically in Milan, who originally acted as papal missionaries
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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