tenth
tenth
adj.
P. and V. δέκᾰτος.
adj.
P. and V. δέκᾰτος.
TENTH
decimus. A tenth decuma; decuma or decima pars.
decimus. A tenth decuma; decuma or decima pars.
tenth: dĕcĭmus or dĕcŭmus; the t. legion, d. legio, Caes. B. G. 4, 25: the t. month, d. mensis, Pl. Am. 1, 2, 19: the t. wave, (supposed to be larger than the rest), d. unda, Ov. M. 11, 530 (fluctus decumanus, Fest.): for the t. time, decimum, Liv. 6, 42: of or belonging to the t., dĕcĭmānus or dĕcŭmānus: men of the t. legion, dĕcĭmāni, Tac. H. 5, 20: to put every t. man to death, decimare: v. DECIMATE . Phr.: the rest were punished by choosing every t. man by lot for punishment, cetera multitudo sorte decimus quisque ad supplicium lecti, Liv. 2, 59, extr.