duodecimate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪmeɪt/

Verb

rare

(rare, attested in the past participle only) Kill one twelfth of a group of people, especially by lot. / (rare, attested in the past participle only) Divide into twelfths; divide duodecimally.

Japanese Meaning

（くじなどで）グループの12分の1を殺すこと / グループを十二分割にすること、十二進法によって分割すること

What is this buttons?

In the cruel chronicles, the ruler did not hesitate to duodecimate a village's population when supplies dwindled.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

残酷な年代記には、物資が不足すると支配者がためらうことなく村の人口の12分の1をくじで殺したと記されている。

Details

Sense（1）

(rare, attested in the past participle only) Kill one twelfth of a group of people, especially by lot.

The French squadron…opened fire at a distance far beyond the range of our rifles, and the carnage in our ranks was fearful. We were being gradually duodecimated.

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