dĕcĭmātĭo

ōnis, f.

decimo

I. the taking of a tenth.
I. A tithing: omnis, Vulg. Tobiae, 1, 7.—
II. A selecting by lot of every tenth man for punishment, decimation, Capitol. Macr. 12.—
III. A tenth: adhuc in ea decimatio, Vulg. Isa. 6, 13.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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