centesimation

Pronunciation: /ˌsɛntiːsɪˈmeɪʃən/

The English word “centesimation” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

The selection by lot of every hundredth man (of an army or group of prisoners or mutineers) for execution.

Etymology

From the Latin centēsimātiō, from centēsimō, from centēsimus (“hundredth”); compare quintation, septimation, decimation, vicesimation, and tricesimation.

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