Centesima
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In Roman law. The hundredth part. Usuries centesim,œ. Twelve per cent, per annum; that is, a hundredth part of the principal was due each month,—the month being the unit of time from which theRomans reckoned interest.
2 Bl. Comm. 462, note.