'Centumvir' definitions:

Definition of 'Centumvir'

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  • Centumvir \Cen*tum"vir\, n.; pl. Centumviri. [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. [1913 Webster]

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