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Definition of: decennary
(di·sen′ər·ē) adjective
Consisting of or pertaining to ten; pertaining to ten years or to a tithing: also de·cen′a·ry.
—noun plural ·ries
1. In old English law, a tithing or group of ten freeholders and their families.
2. A period of ten years. [<L decennis < decem ten + annus year]
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