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