centgrave
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Zentgraf, from Latin cent- (“100”) + German -graf (“-grave”).
Noun[edit]
centgrave (plural centgraves)
- (historical) The overseer of a hundred (zent) in medieval France and Germany.
- (historical, obsolete) Synonym of hundredman: the overseer of a hundred in medieval England.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Frankish administrator): centenary; see also hundredman
References[edit]
- “† centgrave, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2021.
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