centesimationn.

Brit.

/sɛnˌtɛsᵻˈmeɪʃn/, U.S.

/sɛnˌtɛsəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin centesimation-, centesimatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin centesimation-, centesimatio (1551 or earlier; < centesimat- , past participial stem of centesimare centesimate v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹, after post-classical Latin decimation- , decimatio decimation n.); compare -ation suffix. Compare earlier decimation n. and later centesimate v.

Chiefly Roman History. rare.

With reference to military punishment: the selection by lot of every hundredth person for execution. Cf. decimation n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > execution of every hundredth

centesimation1660

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iii. ii. 122 Sometimes the criminals were decimated by lot, as appears in..Julius Capitolinus, who also mentions a centesimation.

1768 E. Buys New & Compl. Dict. Terms Art I Centesimation, a milder Kind of military Punishment..when only every hundredth Man is executed.

1835 R. B. Scott Auxilliary Suggestions on Mil. Inq. 9 Even when the military tribune awarded death, offenders seem to have been collected, and the decimation, vicesimation, and even centesimation awarded, one in ten, twenty, or perhaps a hundred only executed.

2013 P. A. Jones Haggard Hawks & Paltry Poltroons xxxvi. 185 A comparable punishment, vigesimation, saw one in every twenty men killed, whilst in centesimation it was one in every hundred.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centesimation
释义	centesimationn. Brit. /sɛnˌtɛsᵻˈmeɪʃn/, U.S. /sɛnˌtɛsəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin centesimation-, centesimatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin centesimation-, centesimatio (1551 or earlier; < centesimat- , past participial stem of centesimare centesimate v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹, after post-classical Latin decimation- , decimatio decimation n.); compare -ation suffix. Compare earlier decimation n. and later centesimate v. Chiefly Roman History. rare. With reference to military punishment: the selection by lot of every hundredth person for execution. Cf. decimation n. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > execution of every hundredth centesimation1660 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iii. ii. 122 Sometimes the criminals were decimated by lot, as appears in..Julius Capitolinus, who also mentions a centesimation. 1768 E. Buys New & Compl. Dict. Terms Art I Centesimation, a milder Kind of military Punishment..when only every hundredth Man is executed. 1835 R. B. Scott Auxilliary Suggestions on Mil. Inq. 9 Even when the military tribune awarded death, offenders seem to have been collected, and the decimation, vicesimation, and even centesimation awarded, one in ten, twenty, or perhaps a hundred only executed. 2013 P. A. Jones Haggard Hawks & Paltry Poltroons xxxvi. 185 A comparable punishment, vigesimation, saw one in every twenty men killed, whilst in centesimation it was one in every hundred. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1660
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