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Webster 1913 Edition


Centumvir


Cen-tum′vir

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Noun.
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pl.
Centumviri
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.
[L., fr.
centum
hundred +
Vir
man.]
(Rom. Hist.)
One of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.

Webster 1828 Edition


Centumvir

CENTUMVIR

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Noun.
One of a hundred and five judges, in ancient Rome, appointed to decide common causes among the people.

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centumvir

centumvir

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Noun

centumvir (plural centumvirs or centumviri)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.

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