centenary
nounEtymology From Latin centēnārius (“containing 100; local official overseeing a hundred”) either directly or via French centenaire, from centēnī (“100 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centner, kantar, and quintal.
8 senses
- 1Synonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men…
- 2Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.
- 3Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.
- 4Synonym of hundredweight, especially (historical) in…
- 5Synonym of centgrave: a position in the Frankish Empire…
- 6Synonym of hundredman: a position in the Anglo-Saxon…
- 7Synonym of hundred: a collection of 100 things.
- 8Synonym of centenarian: a person 100 or more years old.
Obsolete Synonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
Obsolete Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.
Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.
- In the midst of a world war many centenaries pass unnoticed, but one which fell on August 2, namely, the opening of Fenchurch Street station, is deserving of record.1941 September, “Notes and News: The London & Blackwall Cable Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 424–425:
Uncommon Synonym of hundredweight, especially (historical) in Greek and Roman contexts.
Historical Synonym of centgrave: a position in the Frankish Empire overseeing local administration.
Historical Synonym of hundredman: a position in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms overseeing local administration.
Obsolete Synonym of hundred: a collection of 100 things.
- Derived terms
- semicentenary, sesquicentenary, bicentenary, tricentenary, quadricentenary, quincentenary, sexcentenary, septicentenary, octocentenary, novocentenary