Obs. [f. on L. type *centuriān-us, f. centuria century: see -AN.] a. An officer appointed over each hundred. b. (?) A hundred (a division of a county).
1641. in Harl. Misc. (Malh.), V. 47. Those earls … divided them [each county] into centurians or hundreds; and in every hundred was appointed a centurian or constable.
¶ See also CENTURION.
