| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The infliction of the death penalty upon one person in every hundred, as in cases of mutiny.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CENTESIMATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Centesimation \Cen*tes`i*ma"tion\, noun. [Latin expression centesimore to take out or select every hundredth, from centesimus hundredth.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CENTESIMATION
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A military punishment, for desertion, mutiny or the like, where one person in a hundred is selected for execution. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
