Meanings
plural centurions
- historicalAn officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
“Man,” said the largest, most protective of the Praetorian guard, her lover, no doubt, and her peroxide-blond centurion, “for an apostle of peace you sure are filled up with war.”
2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 5 - USA pilot in the United States Navy who has performed one hundred night landings on an aircraft carrier.
Synonyms: centenier, centenary, hundreder, hundredman
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pilot in the United States Navy who has performed one hundred night landings on an aircraft carrier.
Origin
- Latincentum“a hundred”
- Latincenturiō, centuriōnis“a commander of a hundred, centurion”
- Middle Englishcenturioun
- Englishcenturion
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”).
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Ancient Greek ἑκατοντάρχης, κεντυρίων
- ἑκατοντάρχης (hekatontárkhēs)commander of a century of soldiers
- κεντυρίων (kenturíōn)commander of a century of soldiers
- ἑκατόνταρχος (hekatóntarkhos)commander of a century of soldiers
Arabic سينتوريون
- سينتوريونcommander of a century of soldiers
Basque ehuntari
- ehuntaricommander of a century of soldiers
Bengali শতকধারী
- শতকধারী (śotokdhari)cricket: player who scores a century
Catalan centurió
- centuriócommander of a century of soldiers
Chinese Mandarin 百夫長 /百夫长
- 百夫長 /百夫长 (bǎifūzhǎng)commander of a century of soldiers
Czech centurio, setník
- centuriocommander of a century of soldiers
- setníkcommander of a century of soldiers
Dutch honderdman, centurio
- honderdmancommander of a century of soldiers
- centuriocommander of a century of soldiers
- centurioncommander of a century of soldiers
Esperanto centestro
- centestrocommander of a century of soldiers
Finnish sadanpäämies, kenturio
- sadanpäämiescommander of a century of soldiers
- kenturiocommander of a century of soldiers
French centurion
- centurioncommander of a century of soldiers
German Centurio, Zenturio
- Centuriocommander of a century of soldiers
- Zenturiocommander of a century of soldiers
Greek εκατόνταρχος, κεντυρίων
- εκατόνταρχος (ekatóntarchos)commander of a century of soldiers
- κεντυρίων (kentyríon)commander of a century of soldiers
Hebrew שַׂר מֵאָה
- שַׂר מֵאָה (sar meá)commander of a century of soldiers
Irish ceantúir
- ceantúircommander of a century of soldiers
Italian centurione
- centurionecommander of a century of soldiers
Japanese 百人隊長
- 百人隊長 (hyakunintaichō)commander of a century of soldiers
Latin centuriō
- centuriōcommander of a century of soldiers
Māori keneturio
- keneturiocommander of a century of soldiers
Persian صدبد, سروان
- صدبد (sadbod)commander of a century of soldiers
- سروان (sarvân)commander of a century of soldiers
Polish centurion
- centurioncommander of a century of soldiers
Portuguese centurião
- centuriãocommander of a century of soldiers
Romanian centurion, sutaș
- centurioncommander of a century of soldiers
- sutașcommander of a century of soldiers
Russian центурио́н
- центурио́н (centurión)commander of a century of soldiers
Spanish centurión
- centurióncommander of a century of soldiers
Swedish centurion
- centurioncommander of a century of soldiers
Tagalog senturyon
- senturyoncommander of a century of soldiers
Tamil நூற்றுக்கதிபதி
- நூற்றுக்கதிபதி (nūṟṟukkatipati)commander of a century of soldiers
Ukrainian центуріо́н
- центуріо́н (centurión)commander of a century of soldiers
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Cite this entry
centurion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centurion
“centurion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centurion. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centurion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centurion.
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