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centurion

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Centurion \Cen*tu"ri*on\, n. [L. centurio, fr. centuria; cf. F.
   centurion. See {Century}.] (Rom. Hist.)
   A military officer who commanded a minor division of the
   Roman army; a captain of a century.

         A centurion of the hand called the Italian band. --Acts
                                                  x. 1.

Source : WordNet®

centurion
     n : (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
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