CENTURION


Meaning of CENTURION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sen-ˈchu̇r-ē-ən, -ˈtyu̇r-, -ˈtu̇r- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin centurion-, centurio, from centuria

Date: 13th century

: an officer commanding a Roman century

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.