Dictionary

centurion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/ (UK)
• /sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/ (US)
• /-ɚ.i.ən/ (US)
• /sɛnˈtʊɹ.i.ən/ (US)
• /-ɔːɹ.i.ən/ (UK)
• /sɛnˈtʃʊəɹ.i.ən/ (UK)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. (historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
   • “Man,” said the largest, most protective of the Praetorian guard, her lover, no doubt, and her peroxide-blond centurion, “for an apostle of peace you sure are filled up with war.” 2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 5:
2. A player who scores a century.
3. (US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed one hundred night landings on an aircraft carrier.

Forms

Deriveds

centurion's staff · centurion syndrome

Relateds

century

Synonyms

centenier (an officer commanding one hundred or so men) · hundredman (an officer commanding one hundred or so men) · centenary (an officer commanding one hundred or so men) · hundreder (an officer commanding one hundred or so men)

Translations (53)

sga centúir (commander of a century of soldiers) · la centuriō (commander of a century of soldiers) · cmn 百夫長 /百夫长 (commander of a century of soldiers) · grc κεντυρίων (commander of a century of soldiers) · kk жүзбасы (commander of a century of soldiers) · es centurión (commander of a century of soldiers) · nl centurio (commander of a century of soldiers) · ja 百人隊長 (commander of a century of soldiers) · io centuriono (commander of a century of soldiers) · cv ҫӗрпӳ (commander of a century of soldiers) · ca centurió (commander of a century of soldiers) · xag 𐕇𐕒𐕍𐕈𐔰𐕙𐔰𐔺𐔱𐕈𐔿𐔼 (commander of a century of soldiers) · tl senturyon (commander of a century of soldiers) · ro sutaș (commander of a century of soldiers) · fa سروان (commander of a century of soldiers) · fr centurion (commander of a century of soldiers) · got 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌸𐍃 (commander of a century of soldiers) · fi kenturio (commander of a century of soldiers) · he שַׂר מֵאָה (commander of a century of soldiers) · ang hundredmann (commander of a century of soldiers) · fa صدبد (commander of a century of soldiers) · sq kryeqindës (commander of a century of soldiers) · ro centurion (commander of a century of soldiers) · fi sadanpäämies (commander of a century of soldiers) · pt centurião (commander of a century of soldiers) · peo θatapati- (commander of a century of soldiers) · nl centurion (commander of a century of soldiers) · grc ἑκατοντάρχης (commander of a century of soldiers) · ta நூற்றுக்கதிபதி (commander of a century of soldiers) · uk центуріо́н (commander of a century of soldiers) · it centurione (commander of a century of soldiers) · cs setník (commander of a century of soldiers) · sq centurion (commander of a century of soldiers) · el εκατόνταρχος (commander of a century of soldiers) · mi keneturio (commander of a century of soldiers) · de Centurio (commander of a century of soldiers) · ar سينتوريون (commander of a century of soldiers) · cs centurio (commander of a century of soldiers) · pl centurion (commander of a century of soldiers) · xcl հարիւրապետ (commander of a century of soldiers) · de Zenturio (commander of a century of soldiers) · ga ceantúir (commander of a century of soldiers) · el κεντυρίων (commander of a century of soldiers) · nl honderdman (commander of a century of soldiers) · eo centestro (commander of a century of soldiers) · hy ցենտուրիոն (commander of a century of soldiers) · sh centurìōn (commander of a century of soldiers) · bn শতকধারী (cricket: player who scores a century) · ru центурио́н (commander of a century of soldiers) · sv centurion (commander of a century of soldiers) · eu ehuntari (commander of a century of soldiers) · hy հարյուրապետ (commander of a century of soldiers) · grc ἑκατόνταρχος (commander of a century of soldiers)