centurion
[sen-too r-ee-uh n, -tyoo r-]
noun
(in the ancient Roman army) the commander of a century.
(initial capital letter) Military. any one of various British battle tanks in service from 1945 to 1967.
Origin of centurion
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Related Words for centurion
detective, captain, police, deputy, cop, sheriff, badge, arm, flatfoot, noncom, sergeant, centurion, mountyExamples from the Web for centurion
Contemporary Examples of centurion
Neil Marshall's Centurion is by far his most serious movie, though that's not saying too much.
Centurion cost, in today's dollars, something like $12 million.
Historical Examples of centurion
He talked with a centurion, who told him, "With a great price I obtained this freedom."
Despair's Last JourneyDavid Christie Murray
The centurion sent to take him alive arrived before he expired.
Pagan and Christian RomeRodolfo Lanciani
A military officer, a centurion or captain of a hundred men, was stationed there.
Jesus the ChristJames Edward Talmage
And here the centurion found the overseer, and talked with him long and earnestly.
Nicanor - Teller of TalesC. Bryson Taylor
My master's farm—a veteran of the first war—a centurion—the Numidians.
The Lion's BroodDuffield Osborne
centurion
noun
Word Origin for centurion
C14: from Latin centuriō, from centuria century
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