centuriate

Definition

Divided into hundreds.

Etymology

First attested in 1540; borrowed from Latin centuriātus, perfect passive participle of centuriō (“to divide into groups of one hundred”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Example Sentences

• "In the Centuriate assemblies holden by degrees, and Curiat-meetings by the wardes and parishes."