Centesimation
Pronunciation : Cen*tes`i*ma"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. centesimore to take out or select every hudredth, fr. centesimus hundredth.] (Mil.)
Definition : Defn: The infliction of the death penalty upon one person in every hundred, as in cases of mutiny.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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