Cen-tū'ri-on, n.
[Lat. centurio, from centuria. See CENTURY.] (Rom. Antiq.) A military officer who commanded a century, or company of infantry comprising a hundred men, answering to the captain in modern armies.
[Lat. centurio, from centuria. See CENTURY.] (Rom. Antiq.) A military officer who commanded a century, or company of infantry comprising a hundred men, answering to the captain in modern armies.