centgrave

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centgrave

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

noun 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.

    Similar: hundredman

Similar: centenary, hundredman

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@misc{centgrave_2026,
  title = {centgrave},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centgrave},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}