0 an officer in the army of ancient Rome who was responsible for 100 soldiers
A centurion carried a staff made of a vine-branch, for disciplinary purposes.
An urgent demand arose that the customary fees to centurions for granting furlough should be abolished, for they constituted a sort of annual tax upon the common soldier.
The cohorts chose each their centurions: two senators were placed at the head of each cohort.
The other centurions marched each at the head of his company, glittering with their armour and decorations.
When he was centurion, Trajan had summoned him to enter his presence before the prefects, whereupon he said: "It is a shame for you, Caesar, to be talking with a centurion, while the prefects stand outside."
But it is good to have him in the centurion club.
They believed they were playing a role as centurions in our society against all the dark forces seeking to subvert our society.
Centurion tanks were on their way.
