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centenier

noun

Synonym of centurion: An officer overseeing 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.

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OriginMiddle English centener, centiner, centyner ← Middle French centenier ← Latin centēnārius →

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nouncentenier (plural centeniers)

plural centeniers

obsoleteSynonym of centurion: An officer overseeing 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
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[…].
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 34, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
Synonyms: centurion
JerseySynonym of police officer.
Synonyms: police officer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of centurion: An officer overseeing 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.

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nounSynonym of police officer.

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Origin

Latincentēnārius“containing 100”
Middle Frenchcentenier
Middle Englishcentener, centiner, centyner
Englishcentenier

From Middle English centener, centiner, centyner, from Middle French centenier, from Latin centēnārius (“containing 100”), q.v.

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APA

centenier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centenier

MLA

“centenier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centenier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centenier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centenier.

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