centurion

[ sen-too r-ee-uh n, -tyoo r- ]

/ sɛnˈtʊər i ən, -ˈtyʊər- /

(in the ancient Roman army) the commander of a century.

(initial capital letter) Military. any one of various British battle tanks in service from 1945 to 1967.

Origin of centurion

1225–75; Middle English < Latin centuriōn- (stem of centuriō), equivalent to centur(ia) century + -iōn- -ion

Neil Marshall's Centurion is by far his most serious movie, though that's not saying too much.

Neil Marshall's Action Plan |Choire Sicha |August 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Centurion cost, in today's dollars, something like $12 million.

Neil Marshall's Action Plan |Choire Sicha |August 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Each maniple was subdivided into two centuries, commanded by a centurion.

A Smaller History of Rome |William Smith and Eugene Lawrence
And here the centurion found the overseer, and talked with him long and earnestly.

Nicanor - Teller of Tales |C. Bryson Taylor

The prince named the man a centurion and commanded him to present his subordinates for a reward on the morrow.

The Pharaoh and the Priest |Alexander Glovatski
Panther, the Roman centurion, polluted her with his genitories.

Ulysses |James Joyce
On the 19th of September the Centurion, accompanied by the Carmelo, her prize, put to sea.

Notable Voyagers |W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith

centurion

/ (sɛnˈtjʊərɪən) /

the officer commanding a Roman century

C14: from Latin centuriō, from centuria century