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centgrave

centgrave noun: the overseer of a hundred (zent) in medieval France and Germany.

Noun

centgrave (plural centgraves)

  1. (historical) The overseer of a hundred (zent) in medieval France and Germany.
  2. (historical, obsolete) Synonym of hundredman: the overseer of a hundred in medieval England.
    Synonyms:
    hundredman

Synonyms of centgrave

Forms of centgrave

pluralcentgraves

Origin of centgrave

From German Zentgraf, from Latin cent- (“100”) + German -graf (“-grave”).

Questions about centgrave

What does centgrave mean?
Centgrave means the overseer of a hundred (zent) in medieval France and Germany.
What part of speech is centgrave?
Centgrave is a noun.
What is the plural of centgrave?
The plural of centgrave is centgraves.

Words near centgrave in the dictionary

  1. centesimo
  2. centesimos
  3. centesis
  4. centesm
  5. centesms
  6. centgrave
  7. centgraves
  8. centi-
  9. centiamp
  10. centiampere
  11. centiamperes

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