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centenier

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

Noun

centenier (plural centeniers)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym 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
  2. (Jersey) Synonym of police officer.
    Synonyms:
    police officer

Synonyms of centenier

Forms of centenier

pluralcenteniers

Origin of centenier

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

Questions about centenier

What does centenier mean?
Centenier means synonym of centurion: An officer overseeing 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
What part of speech is centenier?
Centenier is a noun.
What is the plural of centenier?
The plural of centenier is centeniers.

Words near centenier in the dictionary

  1. centenaried
  2. centenaries
  3. centenars
  4. centenary
  5. centenarying
  6. centenier
  7. centeniers
  8. centenionales
  9. centenionalis
  10. centennia
  11. centennial

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