hundredman en · NOUN
Etymology
From Old English hundredmann, equivalent to hundred + -man.
Meanings
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(historical) A person overseeing one hundred others; (especially) a man overseeing a hundred-strong army.
“By your command, Lord Bornhald.” The hundredman sounded only a little disappointed. Touching gauntleted fist to heart, he wheeled away toward the Tuatha’an encampment.
1992, Robert Jordan, “Chapter 31: Assurances”, in The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time; 4), London: Orbit Books, published 2021, →ISBN, page 496:
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A centurion.
Coordinate term: (chiliarch) thousandman, thousandealdorman
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hundredmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
hundreder · hundredary · centgrave · centenary · bailiff