centesimatio
Latin
Etymology
From centēsimō (“select one person in every hundred for a punishment”) + -tiō, from centēsimus (“hundredth”), from centum (“hundred”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ken.teː.siˈmaː.ti.oː/, [kɛn̪t̪eːs̠ɪˈmäːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃen.te.siˈmat.t͡si.o/, [t͡ʃen̪t̪es̬iˈmät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun
centēsimātiō f (genitive centēsimātiōnis); third declension
- (rare) the selection by lot of every hundredth man for a punishment; centesimation
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
- English: centesimation
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