- centesimate
- cen·tes·i·mate
English syllables. 2014.
centesimate
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centesimate — verb To select one person in every hundred for a punishment See Also: centesimation … Wiktionary
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… … Useful english dictionary
centesimal — a. counting or counted by hundredths. ♦ centesimate, v.t. punish by punishing (especially executing) every hundredth man. ♦ centesimation, n … Dictionary of difficult words
