CENTUMVIR
\sˈɛntəmvˌi͡ə], \sˈɛntəmvˌiə], \s_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_m_v_ˌiə]\
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One of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
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One of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
By Noah Webster.
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sen-tum'vir, n. one of the Roman judges chosen annually for civil suits, originally 105 in number (three from each of the thirty-five tribes):--pl. CENTUM'VIR[=I].--n. CENTUM'VIRATE. [L. centum, a hundred, and vir, a man.]
By Thomas Davidson
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