noun
centurion
sehn-TYOORR-ee-uhn
noun
1
An officer in the ancient Roman army who commanded a unit of about 100 soldiers.
"The centurion led his men through the mountain pass."
2
A cricket player who has scored a century (100 runs).
"He became a centurion for the third time this season."
How to Use Centurion
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Roman army officer in charge of about a hundred men; more loosely, someone who has reached "a hundred" of something.
Word Forms
centurions plural
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Etymology
From Latin centurio, from centum ("a hundred") — a commander of a "century" of roughly a hundred soldiers.