With reference to military punishment: the selection by lot of every hundredth person for execution.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Jeremy Taylor (d. 1667), Church of Ireland bishop of Down and Connor and religious writer. From post-classical Latin centesimation-, centesimatio; compare -ation.
Definition of centesimation in US English:
centesimation
nounsɛnˌtɛsɪˈmeɪʃn
rare
With reference to military punishment: the selection by lot of every hundredth person for execution.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Jeremy Taylor (d. 1667), Church of Ireland bishop of Down and Connor and religious writer. From post-classical Latin centesimation-, centesimatio; compare -ation.