centurion
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centurion
- /sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/ UK
- /sɛnˈtʃʊəɹ.i.ən/ UK
- /-ɔːɹ.i.ən/ UK
- /sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/ US
- /sɛnˈtʊɹ.i.ən/ US
- /-ɚ.i.ən/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English centurioun, from Latin centuriō, centuriōnis (“a commander of a hundred, centurion”), from Latin centum (“a hundred”). Displaced native English hundreder and hundredman, from Middle English hundredman, from Old English hundredmann (“centurion”).
noun centurions
- An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers. “Man,” said the largest, most protective of the Praetorian guard, her lover, no doubt, and her peroxide-blond centurion, “for an apostle of peace you sure are filled up with war.”
- A player who scores a century.
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A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed one hundred night landings on an aircraft carrier.
Similar: centenier, centenary, hundreder, hundredman
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: officer, sir, lara, decurion, hundredary, pentecoster, tribune, vicenary, heretog, centenier, decener, prefect, praetor, bailiff, decury, vicomagister
Translations
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noun commander of a century of soldiers
| Español | centurión |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 百人隊長 hyakunintaichō |
| 中文 | 百夫長 /百夫长 bǎifūzhǎng |
| Português | centurião |
| Français | centurion |
| Deutsch | Centurio, Zenturio |
| Italiano | centurione |
| Ελληνικά | εκατόνταρχος ekatóntarchos, κεντυρίων kentyríon |
| Română | centurion, sutaș |
| Русский | центурио́н centurión |
| العربية | سينتوريون |
| עברית | שַׂר מֵאָה sar meá |
Talk about this word "centurion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/centurion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. centurion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/centurion "centurion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/centurion.Cite this
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title = {centurion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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