of cavalry. Decanus is equivalent to the rank of the dekarchos ("commander of ten") in Greek texts. From the 4th century AD the term decanus became used...

contubernium were known as contubernales. Ten contubernia, each led by a decanus, were grouped into a centuria of 100 men (eighty legionaries plus twenty...

Decurion – Leader of a troop of cavalry (14-30 men). Often confused with decanus. Decanus – Leader of a contubernium (a legionary tent group of 8 men). Discens...

The dean of the College of Cardinals (Latin: Decanus Collegii Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium) presides over the College of Cardinals in the Catholic...

Plectaster decanus is one of the few poisonous sea stars, and can cause numbness in humans if it is carried for any length of time. Plectaster decanus lives...

was led by a decanus, appointed from within the contubernium, and was most likely the longest-serving legionary of the eight. The decanus organised the...

Cosmas of Prague (Czech: Kosmas Pražský; Latin: Cosmas Decanus; c. 1045 – October 21, 1125) was a priest, writer and historian. Between 1075 and 1081...

its title an anagram and a neologism: Cadenus is an anagram of the Latin decanus, meaning 'dean': Swift was dean of St Patrick's, and known as Dean Swift...

Lutheran denominations. A dean's assistant is called a sub-dean. Latin decanus in the Roman military was the head of a group of ten soldiers within a...

and operated by one contubernium (i.e., eight soldiers commanded by one decanus). Surviving representation of a carroballista are from the bas-reliefs...