Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To divide into centuries or hundreds.
- Divided into or consisting of centuries or hundreds: as, centuriate assemblies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Pertaining to, or divided into, centuries or hundreds.
- transitive verb obsolete To divide into hundreds.
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- adjective
divided intohundreds - verb obsolete To divide into hundreds.
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Examples
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As the maniple whose tribune is now promoted to centuriate staff is under-represented, a pro tempore candidate is selected to be the manipular sub-tribune.
Draining the Swamps 2008
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The Romans were so curious that, though their consuls were elected in the centuriate assemblies, they might not touch the militia, except they were confirmed in the parochial assemblies; for a magistrate not receiving his power from the people, takes it from them, and to take away their power is to take away their liberty.
The Commonwealth of Oceana James Harrington 1644
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