centenier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

centenier centeniers

Etymology

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

Related words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.