Definitions For Decener

Noun

DECENER (plural DECENERs) (historical) A soldier commanding ten men. (historical) A tithingman: the head of a tithing. (historical) Any member of a tithing.

Synonyms

commander of 10 soldiers chief of a chamber, chef de chambre {{qualifier, French loanword}} head of a tithing See tithingman

Alternative forms

decenner desiner, desener decinor

Etymology

From {{der, en, nrf, decener}}, from {{der, en, fro, decenier}} and {{der, en, la, decenarius, decēnārius}}, from {{der, en, la, decena, decēna, a group of ten; a tithing}}.Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "† decener, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1894. {{doublet, en, decenary}}.

Anagrams

cedrene, cendrée

Is Decener a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
12

The word Decener is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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