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Definitions for Centesimation
cen·tes·i·ma·tion
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centesimationnoun
The selection by lot of every hundredth man (of an army or group of prisoner or mutineer) for execution.
Etymology: From the centesimatio, from centesimo, from centesimus; compare quintation, septimation, decimation, vicesimation, and tricesimation.
Webster Dictionary
Centesimationnoun
the infliction of the death penalty upon one person in every hundred, as in cases of mutiny
Etymology: [L. centesimore to take out or select every hundredth, fr. centesimus hundredth.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
centesimation
In ancient military history, a mild kind of military punishment, in cases of desertion, mutiny, and the like, when only every one hundredth man was executed.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Centesimation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Centesimation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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