1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.
2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.
3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; — so called because 100 points won the game. Nares.
CENTAGE
Cent"age, n.
Defn: Rate by the hundred; percentage.
CENTAL
Cen"tal, n. Etym: [L. centum a hundred.]
Defn: A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois; — called in many parts of the United States a Hundredweight.
CENTAL
Cen"tal, n.
Defn: Relating to a hundred. Cental system, the method of buying and selling by the cental, or hundredweight.
CENTARE
Cen"tare`, n. Etym: [F. centiare; centi- (L. centum) + -are.]