centenier
English
Etymology
From Middle French centenier, from Latin centēnārius (“containing 100”), q.v.
Noun
centenier (plural centeniers)
- (obsolete) Synonym of centurion: An officer overseeing 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 34, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
- In the beginning of his civill warres, his Centeniers offered him every one, at their own charges to pay and find him a man at Armes […].
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- (Jersey) Synonym of police officer.
Related terms
- vingtenier
Anagrams
- renitence, tenrecine
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
centenier m (plural centeniers)
- centurion
Further reading
- “centenier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.