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centeniers

centeniers is the plural of centenier.

Meaning of centenier

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

Questions about centeniers

What is centeniers the plural of?
Centeniers is the plural of centenier.

Words near centeniers in the dictionary

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

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