Definition of "denary" [den•a•ry]

• Tenfold. (adjective)
• Divided or counted by tens; decimal. (adjective)

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• "As the Dutch had pounds, shillings and pence, before the English had them, we see what _d_ in the signs £ s.d. means, that is, a denary, or a white penny, made of silver."
• "The denary (about fifteen cents) was a third more than the daily pay of a Roman soldier."
• "It is unnecessary for us ordinarily to state that we are using the denary scale, because this is always understood in the common affairs of life."