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Meanings of
decurion
in English
Russian
декурион
Portuguese
decuriões
Spanish
decuriones
Catalan
decurió
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Leader of ten legionaries.
Related terms
position
military rank
Russian
декурион
Spanish
decurión
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Member of a city or town council in ancient Rome.
Related terms
military rank of ancient rome
Spanish
decurión
Usage of
decurion
in English
1
The
decurion
returned and laid a long, lean dagger on the table.
2
At last he stirred slightly, and the
decurion
turned and looked down.
3
At the well the
decurion
halted, and, with most of the men, dismounted.
4
But the
decurion
knows not the general plan made by leaders of the army.
5
The young general, whose military cloak flaunted a purple border, called the
decurion
boyishly:
6
The
decurion
was losing patience and the shepherd had grown more than ever serious.
7
Exclamations became general, and the
decurion
hastened to stop them.
8
Suddenly a
decurion
of the allies dashed up beside them.
9
All eyes went with him, the
decurion
's
as well as those of the villagers.
10
A desultory
decurion
with swollen, marsh fever eyes came out and stamped our manifest.
11
Bright blood flew in the chill air and the
decurion
fell from the saddle.
12
The
decurion
swung around him and went back to the horses that waited in the road.
13
The shepherd released his dog, which ran after the flock, and stepped into the
decurion
's
way.
14
Valerian nodded and turned back to the
decurion
.
15
We were due to head back here, but the
decurion
-Arius -hewanted to push on.
16
The
decurion
turned back to his horse.
Other examples for "decurion"
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decurion
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
ask the decurion
desultory decurion
first decurion
Translations for
decurion
Russian
декурион
декурионы
Portuguese
decuriões
decurião
Spanish
decuriones
decurio
decurión
orden decurional
Catalan
decurió
Decurion
through the time