Definition of CENTURION

centurion

Meanings

Plural: centurions

Noun

  • (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
  • An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
  • A player who scores a century.
  • A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier.

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 11

centurion is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
centurion is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
centurion is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

centurion is a valid Words With Friends word