centesimate

centesimate
transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Late Latin centesimatus, past participle of centesimare, from Latin centesimus hundredth + -atus -ate
: to punish or execute every hundredth man of

the legion was centesimated on account of mutinous tendencies


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  • centesimate — verb To select one person in every hundred for a punishment See Also: centesimation …   Wiktionary

  • centesimate — cen·tes·i·mate …   English syllables

  • centesimal —   a. counting or counted by hundredths.    ♦ centesimate, v.t. punish by punishing   (especially executing) every hundredth man.    ♦ centesimation, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

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