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A period of 10 years
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decennary
Word definitions for decennary in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decennary \De*cen"na*ry\, n.; pl. Decennaries . [L. decennium a period of ten years; decem ten + annus a year.] A period of ten years. (O. Eng. Law) A tithing consisting of ten neighboring families. --Burrill.
WordNet
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n. a period of 10 years [syn: decade , decennium ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A period of ten years. 2 (context UK legal obsolete English) A tithing consisting of ten neighbouring family.
Usage examples of decennary.
But I was a European, and I had not lived long enough in the country to acquire the absolute passivity of the Native, as some Europeans will do, who live for many decennaries in Africa.