centenier

noun

cen·​te·​nier

¦sentᵊn¦i(ə)r,

-iə

plural -s

: a police officer in the island of Jersey

Word History

Etymology

Middle English centener, from (assumed) Old French centenier (whence Middle French centenier), from Late Latin centenarius, from Latin centenarius of a hundred

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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