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Decurions is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Decurions in a sentence

Related words

Decurions | Decuriones

Decurions meaning

plural of decurion

Using Decurions

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of decurion

Context around Decurions

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

decuriones 1×

Often after:

analogous 1×

Sentence patterns with Decurions

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by decuriones decurions 1× commanded by decurions which means 1× decurions were made 1× these decurions analogous to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cascio the new 1× decurions were made 1× the equites were 1× these decurions analogous 1×

Common sentence endings:

by decuriones decurions 1× commander of ten 1× failed to collect 1× of tax collected 1×

Words around Decurions

Just before it in the word index:

decuriones 2 decumanus 2 decuir 2 decubitus 3 dectapes 4 dectape 6

Just after it in the word index:

decurrent 2 decussate 4 ded 11 deda 2 dedan 6 deddeh 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Decurions

  • In this selection, "decurions" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, decuriones and analogous stand out and add context to how "decurions" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by decuriones decurions and commanded by decurions which means. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "decurions" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with decurions

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Decurions were made liable for any shortfall in the amount of tax collected. (13 words)

These decurions, analogous to city councilors, were responsible for paying from their own pocket what they failed to collect. (19 words)

The equites were later placed in smaller groups of 30 that were commanded by decurions (which means commander of ten). (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Cascio, "The New State of Diocletian and Constantine" (CAH), 173. See also: Rees, Diocletian and the Tetrarchy, 18. Most taxes were due on each year on 1 September, and levied from individual landowners by decuriones (decurions). (36 words)

The equites were later placed in smaller groups of 30 that were commanded by decurions (which means commander of ten). (20 words)

These decurions, analogous to city councilors, were responsible for paying from their own pocket what they failed to collect. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

Cascio, "The New State of Diocletian and Constantine" (CAH), 173. See also: Rees, Diocletian and the Tetrarchy, 18. Most taxes were due on each year on 1 September, and levied from individual landowners by decuriones (decurions).

Decurions were made liable for any shortfall in the amount of tax collected.

The equites were later placed in smaller groups of 30 that were commanded by decurions (which means commander of ten).

These decurions, analogous to city councilors, were responsible for paying from their own pocket what they failed to collect.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "decurions" in a sentence?
An example: "Cascio, "The New State of Diocletian and Constantine" (CAH), 173. See also: Rees, Diocletian and the Tetrarchy, 18. Most taxes were due on each year on 1 September, and levied from individual landowners by decuriones (decurions)." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "decurions" from authentic English texts.
What does "decurions" mean?
Decurions means: plural of decurion
How many example sentences with "decurions" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "decurions", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.