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hundredmen

hundredmen is the plural of hundredman.

Meaning of hundredman

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

Questions about hundredmen

What is hundredmen the plural of?
Hundredmen is the plural of hundredman.

Words near hundredmen in the dictionary

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

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