decurionate
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Decurionate — De*cu ri*on*ate, n. [L. decurionatus, fr. decurio.] The office of a decurion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decurionate — de·cu·ri·on·ate … English syllables
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