decennary

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And therefore, anciently, no man was suffered to abide in England above forty days, unless he were enrolled in some tithing or decennary.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 322, July 12, 1828 by Various

The borsholder summoned together his whole decennary to assist him in deciding any lesser differences which occurred among the members of this small community.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John by Hume, David

The borsholder summoned together his whole decennary to assist him in deciding any lesser difference which occurred among the members of this small community.

From The History of England, Volume I by Hume, David