De*cem"vir*ship (?), n. The office of a decemvir. Holland.
De"cence (?), n. Decency. [Obs.] Dryden.
De"cen*cy (?), n.; pl. Decencies (#). [L. decentia, fr. decens: cf. F. décence. See Decent.] 1. The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty.
Observances of time, place, and of decency in general.
Burke.
Immodest words admit of no defense,
For want of decency is want of sense.
Roscommon.