† centurian 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.