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hundredman

hundredman noun: a person overseeing one hundred others; (especially) a man overseeing a hundred-strong army.

Noun

hundredman (plural hundredmen)

  1. (historical) A person overseeing one hundred others; (especially) a man overseeing a hundred-strong army.
    • “By your command, Lord Bornhald.” The hundredman sounded only a little disappointed. Touching gauntleted fist to heart, he wheeled away toward the Tuatha’an encampment.1992, Robert Jordan, “Chapter 31: Assurances”, in The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time; 4), London: Orbit Books, published 2021, →ISBN, page 496
  2. A centurion.
    • Coordinate term: (chiliarch) thousandman, thousandealdorman

Synonyms of hundredman

Forms of hundredman

pluralhundredmen

Origin of hundredman

From Old English hundredmann, equivalent to hundred + -man.

Questions about hundredman

What does hundredman mean?
Hundredman means a person overseeing one hundred others; (especially) a man overseeing a hundred-strong army.
What part of speech is hundredman?
Hundredman is a noun.
What is the plural of hundredman?
The plural of hundredman is hundredmen.

Words near hundredman in the dictionary

  1. hundredfolded
  2. hundredfolding
  3. hundredfolds
  4. Hundredhanded
  5. hundredish
  6. hundredman
  7. hundredmen
  8. hundredodd
  9. hundredor
  10. hundredors
  11. hundreds

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