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centurion

cen·tu·rion

UK/sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/ US/sɛnˈtʃʊəɹ.i.ən/ uncommon us

noun

1.

(ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers

Origin

From Middle English centurioun, from Latin centuriō, centuriōnis (“a commander of a hundred, centurion”), from Latin centum (“a hundred”). Displaced native English hundreder and hundredman, from Middle English hundredman, from Old English hundredmann (“centurion”).

Phrases

  • centurion syndrome
  • centurion's staff

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