noun · rare

centurion

centurion · centurions

центуріон

центурион

Centurio, Zenturio

An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiersAn officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.

UK/sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/US/sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/

» The centurion summoned his auxiliary troops.

Meaning

3 senses

(historical)An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
Centurio, Zenturio
центурио́нcenturión
центуріо́нcenturión
(ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
A player who scores a century.
(US)A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed one hundred night landings on an aircraft carrier.

Examples

1 sentences

The centurion summoned his auxiliary troops.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

commander of a century of soldiers:

Русский

By meaning 1

commander of a century of soldiers:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

commander of a century of soldiers:

Origin

From Middle English centurioun, from Latin centuriō, centuriōnis (“a commander of a hundre

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”).

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