Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun ; pl. hundredmen (-men). Same as
hundreder , 3.
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Examples
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The hundredman pressed a gauntleted hand to his heart in salute but left all talking to Bornhald.
The Shadow Rising Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1992
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As tall as the hundredman, Byar was a long-faced man with dark, deep-set eyes.
The Shadow Rising Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1992
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The hundredman sounded only a little disappointed.
The Shadow Rising Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1992
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There was a chief magistrate for the hundred, known originally as the hundredman, but after the
Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins John Fiske 1871
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3. They also say that if a man refuses to give his allod to a bishop, abbot or count, or to a judex or hundredman, these seek opportunities whereby they can harm that poor man and make him go on every occasion to the army, until he is impoverished and hands over or sells his allod, like it or not, while others, who have handed theirs over, stay at home without any trouble.
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"The thick-bodied hundredman heeled his horse closer, and Bornhald nodded toward the Tuatha'an caravan.
The Shadow Rising Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1992
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