decumanus

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

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.