(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:55:44

De*cen"na*ry (?), n.; pl. Decennaries (#). [L. decennium a period of ten years; decem ten + annus a year.]

1.

A period of ten years.

2. O. Eng.Law

A tithing consisting of ten neighboring families.

Burrill.

 

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