Leader of ten legionaries.
Member of a city or town council in ancient Rome.
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.
Другие примеры для термина "decurion"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Translations for decurion