The number of ten men, which number, in the time of the Saxons, was called a “decennary;” and ten decennaries made what was called a “hundred.” Also a duty or tribute paid to the crown, consisting of two shillings for each plow- land. Enc. Loud.
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The number of ten men, which number, in the time of the Saxons, was called a “decennary;” and ten decennaries made what was called a “hundred.” Also a duty or tribute paid to the crown, consisting of two shillings for each plow- land. Enc. Loud.
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