Synonyms for centurion

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sen-too r-ee-uh n, -tyoo r-

Phonetic Transcription : sɛnˈtʊər i ən, -ˈtyʊər-

Top 10 synonyms for centurion

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Définition of centurion

Origin : late 13c., from Latin centurionem (nominative centurio), "Roman army officer, head of a centuria" (a group of one hundred); see century.

As in officer : noun person in law enforcement

Example sentences :

He talked with a centurion, who told him, "With a great price I obtained this freedom."
Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

The centurion sent to take him alive arrived before he expired.
Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani

A military officer, a centurion or captain of a hundred men, was stationed there.
Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage

And here the centurion found the overseer, and talked with him long and earnestly.
Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor

My master's farm—a veteran of the first war—a centurion—the Numidians.
Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne

Let us take the case of this first Centurion, and see if it will tell us.
Extract from : « True Words for Brave Men » by Charles Kingsley

He was a captain, or, as it was styled in those days, a centurion.
Extract from : « Nero » by Jacob Abbott

I have lost the confidence of the centurion to whom I sold you.
Extract from : « The Brass Bell » by Eugne Sue

The Centurion, therefore, fired a gun to leeward in order to amuse her.
Extract from : « Notable Voyagers » by W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith

A centurion or other officer in the army of Piso crossing to Macedonia.
Extract from : « The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 » by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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