DECENNARY

decade, decennary, decennium

(noun) a period of 10 years

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

decennary (not comparable)

Decennial: of or related to a ten-year period.

Noun

decennary (plural decennaries)

A decennium: a period of ten years.

Usage notes

Although decade may be taken as any group of ten years, it is commonly restricted to the informal ten-year periods of the calendar whose last digits run from 0 to 9. Decennary has no such restriction.

Synonyms

See decennium

Etymology 2

Adjective

decennary (not comparable)

Alternative form of decenary: of or related to the number ten; containing ten items.

Etymology 3

Adjective

decennary (not comparable)

(law, historical) Alternative form of decenary: of or related to a tithing.

Noun

decennary (plural decennaries)

(law, historical) Alternative form of decenary: a tithing.

Source: Wiktionary


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

1. A period of ten years.

2. (O. Eng. Law)

Definition: A tithing consisting of ten neighboring families. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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