CENTAURY
Cen"tau*ry, n. Etym: [L. centaureum and centauria, Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Erytheræa Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea.
CENTENARIAN
Cen`te*na"ri*an, a.
Defn: Of or relating to a hundred years.
— n.
Defn: A person a hundred years old.
CENTENARY
Cen"te*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. centenarius, fr. centum a hundred.]
1. Relating to, or consisting of, a hundred.
2. Occurring once in every hundred years; centennial. "Centenary solemnities." Fuller.
CENTENARY
Cen"te*na*ry, n.; pl. Centenaries (.
1. The aggregate of a hundred single things; specifically, a century. "Every centenary of years." Hakewill.