decumānus or decimānus

decumānus or decimānus
   decumānus or decimānus adj.    [decimus], of the tenth part, of tithes : ager, that pays tithes : frumentum, a tithe of the produce. — Collecting tithes, farming tithes : mulier, a tithe-farmer's wife .—As subst m., a tithe-farmer, tax-collector .— Poet.: acipenser, fit for a tax-collector , i. e. of the largest size , Lucil. ap. C.— Of the tenth cohort , in the phrase, porta decumana, the main entrance of a Roman camp, where the tenth cohort of the legion was stationed, Cs., L.—Plur m . as subst, soldiers of the tenth legion , Ta.

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  • DECIMANUS — seu DECUMANUS limes in Charta Aistulsi Longob. Regis A. C. 753. apud Ughell. Ital. Sacr. Tom. II. p. 105 maximus inter agrorum limites, qui ab Oriente in Occid. ducebatur, sicut Cardo a Meridie in Septentr. Salmasio nomen habet ab hora decima, i …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Decimānus — (Decumanus), 1) (röm. Ant.), der Pächter eines Zehentackers (D. ager); 2) Pachter von Zehentgetreide (Decimanum), die Hauptabgabe der Unterthanen in den römischen Provinzen; 3) Soldat der 10. Legion …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Decumanus, S. (1) — 1S. Decumanus, M. (27. Aug.). Vom Lat. decimanus = den 10. Theil betreffend etc. – Dieser hl. Decumanus war ein Einsiedler und Martyrer in England, stammte von vornehmen Eltern in der Provinz Wales ab, zeichnete sich von Jugend auf durch… …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Lugdunum — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lugdunum (homonymie). Lugdunum Site antique de Lyon …   Wikipédia en Français

  • DECUMANA — nomen portae apud Romanos, quae a tergo castrorum erat, sic dicta, quod ampla esset ac patens. Ex ea desertores ac facinorosi, in quos iure militari animadvertendum erat, educebantur, poenis coercend. Ioh. Rosin. Antiqq. Rom. l. 10. c. 12. Ad… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Decŭma — u. Decumanus, s. Decima u. Decimanus …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • decuman — /dek yoo meuhn/, adj. 1. large or immense, as a wave. 2. (in ancient Rome) of or pertaining to the tenth cohort of a legion. n. 3. Also called decuman gate. (in ancient Rome) the main gate of a military camp, facing away from the enemy and near… …   Universalium

  • decuman — ˈdekyəmən adjective Etymology: Latin decumanus, decimanus of the tenth, large, from decumus, decimus tenth (from decem ten) + anus an more at ten 1. of a wave : extremely large …   Useful english dictionary

  • dec|u|man — «DEHK yu muhn», adjective. 1. very large; immense: »decuman waves. 2. (in Roman history) having to do with the tenth cohort of a legion (used especially of the main gate of a fortified camp, the primary defense of which was the responsibility of… …   Useful english dictionary

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