centurion
(in the ancient Roman army) the commander of a century.
Centurion, Military. any one of various British battle tanks in service from 1945 to 1967.
Origin of centurion
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How to use centurion in a sentence
To treat the problem, the LAPD has “to change their warrior centurion culture,” she says, and try a radically different approach.
centurion cost, in today's dollars, something like $12 million.
Neil Marshall's centurion is by far his most serious movie, though that's not saying too much.
And on the witness stand in June, Mr. Whitaker painted Mrs. Astor as a saucy centurion at, or at least near, the top of her game.
Then, the performance over, I followed home some simple old centurion was it?
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward Hutton
My master's farm—a veteran of the first war—a centurion—the Numidians.
The Lion's Brood | Duffield OsborneAt this moment the centurion who came to arrest him rushed in.
The centurion Rufilus, approaching the litter, gave explanations in a calm, official voice.
Let us follow Him | Henryk SienkiewiczBut his character was more than innocent; this, as the astonished centurion exclaimed, "Truly, this man was the Son of God!"
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus Cox
British Dictionary definitions for centurion
/ (sɛnˈtjʊərɪən) /
the officer commanding a Roman century
Origin of centurion
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