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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 Simmes for Edward Blount , →OCLC: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 […].
- (Jersey) Synonym of police officer.
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Pronunciation
Noun
centenier m (plural centeniers)
- centurion
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