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Definitions for centurion
sɛnˈtʊər i ən, -ˈtyʊər-cen·tu·ri·on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. centurionnoun

    (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers

Wiktionary

  1. centurionnoun

    An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.

  2. centurionnoun

    A player who scores a century.

  3. Etymology: From centurio, from centum.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Centurionnoun

    A military officer among the Romans, who commanded an hundred men.

    Etymology: centurio, Latin.

    Have an army ready, say you? —— A most royal one. The centurions, and their charges, distinctly billeted already in the entertainment, and to be on foot at an hour’s warning. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

Wikipedia

  1. Centurion

    A centurion (; Latin: centurio [kɛn̪ˈt̪ʊrioː], pl. centuriones; Greek: κεντυρίων, translit. kentyríōn, or Greek: ἑκατόνταρχος, translit. hekatóntarkhos) was a position in the Roman army during classical antiquity, nominally the commander of a century (Latin: centuria), a military unit of around 80 legionaries. In a Roman legion, centuries were grouped into cohorts and commanded by their senior-most centurion. The prestigious first cohort was led by the primus pilus, the most senior centurion in the legion and its fourth-in-command who was next in line for promotion to Praefectus Castrorum, and the primi ordines who were the centurions of the first cohort. A centurion's symbol of office was the vine staff, with which they disciplined even Roman citizens, who were otherwise legally protected from corporal punishment by the Porcian Laws. Centurions also served in the Roman navy. After the 107 BC Marian reforms of Gaius Marius, centurions were professional officers. In Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, the Byzantine army's centurions were also known by the name kentarch (Kentarches).

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  1. centurion

    A centurion was a professional officer of the Roman army who commanded a unit known as a 'century' that usually comprised around 80-100 soldiers. The term 'centurion' is derived from the Latin word 'centum', meaning hundred. The role of a centurion was similar to that of a modern military captain, responsible for maintaining discipline, training soldiers, setting camp, and tactical planning in battles. They were considered the backbone of the Roman army.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Centurionnoun

    a military officer who commanded a minor division of the Roman army; a captain of a century

  2. Etymology: [L. centurio, fr. centuria; cf. F. centurion. See Century.]

Wikidata

  1. Centurion

    A centurion, also hekatontarch in Greek sources, or, in middle Byzantine times, kentarch, was a professional officer of the Roman army after the Marian reforms of 107 B.C. Most centurions commanded 80 men but senior centurions commanded cohorts, or took senior staff roles in their legion. Centurions were also found in the Roman navy. Centuries, or Centuriae, means tribe or company. Theoretically, this word traces its roots to centum which is Latin for one hundred, but that connection is widely disputed or disregarded.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. centurion

    A military officer who commanded one hundred men, in the Roman armies.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. centurion

    A military officer among the ancient Romans, who commanded a (centum) hundred men.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CENTURION

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Centurion is ranked #61585 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Centurion surname appeared 326 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Centurion.

    86.2% or 281 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    13.1% or 43 total occurrences were White.

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  1. continuer

  2. cornutine

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of centurion in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of centurion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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