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centaine (1155)

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centaine (1155)

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[ FEW: 2/i,584a centus; Gdf: 2,16c centain; GdfC: 9,17c centaine; TL: 2,116 centeine; DEAF: ∅; DMF: centaine; TLF: centaine; OED: centaine n. / centner n.; MED: centenary n. / centener n.; DMLBS: 315c centuria ]

centein, centeine, centene

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1num.group of a hundred men:

( 1155; MS: s.xii^ex ) Par trenteines, par quarenteines, Par seisanteines, par centeines, Par legiuns e par milliers Departirent lur chevaliers 12527

( 1334-35 ) quatre centz homes […] en centeynes et vynteynes mettre, issint que totes les gentz avantditz soient prestement arraiez i 324

2mil.century:

( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Onkore i aveit des autres centeines ki gardoient totes autres centeines, ki oncore sunt apelé centeinors 44.1

3weight unit(as measure of weight) hundredweight:

( MS: 1419 ) le quele karke poysera .iiij. centaines 223

centaines et milliers
millier

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