decurion

1. An officer in command of ten men in the army of ancient Rome.
2. A member of a municipal senate in ancient Rome who ran local government.

[Latin decuriō, from decuria, group of ten men, administrative body of ten families, from *decu-viria : decem, ten + vir, man.]

A decurion may refer to:

• A military officer in the Roman infantry or cavalry
• A member of a Roman city or town council

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