Home › Words › C › centumvircentumvir/sɛnˈtʌm.və/centumvir · noun — one of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).centumvir is pronounced /sɛnˈtʌm.və/.EtymologyFrom Latin centumvir.nounOne of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.centumvirate 83% match — A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome. vs centumvir →centumviral 77% match — Of or pertaining to the centumviri vs centumvir →centuriate 60% match — Divided into hundreds. vs centumvir →vigintivir 58% match — Any member of a group of twenty officials. vs centumvir →centenier 57% match — Synonym of centurion: An officer overseeing 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army. vs centumvir →vigintivirate 57% match — A group of twenty people, especially (politics) a council of twenty men sharing an office or rule and particularly (historical) such an administrative council in ancient Rome. vs centumvir →centurial 56% match — Of or pertaining to a century.; Of or pertaining to a century of years. vs centumvir →hundredary 56% match — Synonym of hundredman (“administrator of a hundred”). vs centumvir →