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centener (1271-72)

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centener (1271-72)

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FEW: centenarius *2/i,583b Gdf: centenaire 2,17a GdfC: centenaire 9,17c TL: centenaire 2,116 DEAF: ∅ DMF: centenaire TLF: centenaire OED: centenary adj. and n. MED: ∅ DMLBS: centenarius 314b

centenere; centeinor, centeinour;
pl. centeniers

a.

1a hundred years old:

( s.xiv¹; MS: s.xiv^m ) Quides tu que filz naistra a bier (=man) centener et que Sarra enfauntera de nonaunte anz? 225

s.

1num.hundred:

( 1356-57; MS: s.xiv^ex ) a chescun de celles festes y ad mult grant poeple et mult bien ordeiné et mult arraiez par milleniers, par centeniers ou par diseiniers 389

2mil.titlecenturion:

( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) ens ne suirent nient soulement lor banere, mes lor centeinour aporta le signe amont en son heaumedesor sa teste 48.3

3law mil.hundreder:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) a chescun centener assignerent sa partie (=of land) […] pur gardre e defendre ovesqes sa centeine 7

( 1336 ) et deivent les milleners, centeners & vinteners venir ové lour gentz i 420

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