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Century

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

One hundred; one hundred years. One hundred men. The Romans were divided in "centuries," as the English were formerly divided into "hundreds."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The Roman hundred.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One hundred. One hundred years. The Romans were divided into centuries, as the English were formerly divided into hundreds.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

One hundred. A body of one hundred men. The Romans were divided into centuries, as the English were divided into hundreds. Also a cycle of one hundred years.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

One hundred. A body of one hundred men, The Komans were divided into cenitries, as the English were divided into hundreds. Also a cycle of one hunilred years.