Defn: The office of a decurion.
DECURRENCE
De*cur"rence, n.
Defn: The act of running down; a lapse. [R.] Gauden.
DECURRENT De*cur"rent, a. Etym: [L. decurrens, -entis, p. pr. of decurrere to run down; de- + currere to run: cf. F. décurrent.] (Bot.)
Defn: Extending downward; — said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem. — De*cur"rent*ly, adv.
DECURSION
De*cur"sion, n. Etym: [L. decursio, fr. decurrere. See Decurrent.]
Defn: A flowing; also, a hostile incursion. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
DECURSIVE
De*cur"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. décursif. See Decurrent.]
Defn: Running down; decurrent.
DECURSIVELY
De*cur"sive*ly, adv.