The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decuries
Decury \Dec"u*ry\, n.; pl. Decuries. [L. decuria, fr. decem
ten.]
A set or squad of ten men under a decurion.
--Sir W. Raleigh.
Usage examples of "decuries".
Before the age of Justinian, or perhaps of Diocletian, the decuries of Roman judges had sunk to an empty title: the humble advice of the assessors might be accepted or despised.