CENTURION


Meaning of CENTURION in English

/ senˈtjʊəriən; NAmE -ˈtʃʊr-/ noun

(in ancient Rome) an army officer who commanded 100 soldiers

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Latin centurio(n-) , from centuria , from centum hundred.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.