Çênt, n.

n. [Fr. cent, Pr. cent, cen, It. & Pg. cento, Sp. ciento, from Lat. centum, Skr. çata, çatam.]

1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.
2. A coin made of copper or of copper and nickel, equal in value to ten mills, or the hundredth part of a dollar. [U. S.]
3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet;—so called because 100 was the game. Nares.