decennal, a. ? Obs.
(dɪˈsɛnəl)
[ad. L. decennāl-is of ten years, f. decem + ann-us. Cf. F. décennal (16th c. in Hatzf.).]
= decennial.
| 1648 ‘Mercurius Pragmaticus’ Plea for King 26 They..appointed Archons, or Decennall Governors, that is, one Prince for ten years. 1708 Motteux Rabelais (1737) V. 235 A Decennal Prescription. |