centgrave

English

Etymology

From German Zentgraf, from Latin cent- (“100”) + German -graf (“-grave”).

Noun

centgrave (plural centgraves)

(historical) The overseer of a hundred (zent) in medieval France and Germany.
(historical, obsolete) Synonym of hundredman: the overseer of a hundred in medieval England.

Synonyms

(Frankish administrator): centenary; see also hundredman

References

“† centgrave, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2021.

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