noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- decimation, taking every tenth man for punishment
- taking a tenth
- tithing
- Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
- Area: Legal, Government, Tax, Financial, Political, Titles
- Geography: All or none
- Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
- Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)