centesimate

transitive verb

cen·​tes·​i·​mate (ˈ)sen-¦te-sə-ˌmāt 

-ed/-ing/-s

: to punish or execute every hundredth member of

the legion was centesimated on account of mutinous tendencies

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin centesimatus, past participle of centesimare, from Latin centesimus hundredth + -atus -ate

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