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1. Some who in their terror declined to swear, were forthwith slain by the centurions.
2. Because he was in command of a company of one hundred soldiers, he was called a centurion.

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 Meanings and Examples of CENTURION
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centurion
 n.  officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division
Classic Sentence:
1  The Romans separated into two divisions, one of which with the consul, the other with the centurion Tempanius by whose valour the army had that day been saved from utter rout.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XVIII.
2  He became hated by the whole world, and also feared by those he had around him, to such an extent that he was murdered in the midst of his army by a centurion.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX — THAT ONE SHOULD AVOID BEING DESPISED AND HA...
3  Some who in their terror declined to swear, were forthwith slain by the centurions.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XV.
Example Sentence:
1  Because he was in command of a company of one hundred soldiers, he was called a centurion.