Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- (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.
noun
- the officer commanding a Roman century
late 13c., from Latin centurionem (nominative centurio), “Roman army officer, head of a centuria” (a group of one hundred); see century.