LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum

suc-centŭrĭo

Meaning

  1. to receive as a recruit into a

suc-centŭrĭo (subc-), no
I. perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to receive as a recruit into a centuria; hence, transf., to put in the place of another, receive as a substitute (very rare): succenturiare est explendae centuriae gratiā supplere, subicere, Plaut. ap. Saturione: succenturia, centum require, qui te delectent domi, Fest. p. 306 Müll.: nunc prior adito tu, ego in insidiis hic ere Succenturiatus, si quid deficies, as a reserve, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 55; cf.: tota metaphora de re militari est. Succenturiati dicuntur, qui explendae centuriae gratiā subiciunt se ad supplementum ordinum, Don. ad. h. l.: et alia esca melior atque amplior succenturietur, Favor. ap. Gell. 15, 8, 2.
suc-centŭrĭo (subc-), ōnis, m.,
I. an under-officer, sub-centurion, Liv. 8, 8.

In English words that came into English from suc-centŭrĭo

  • succenturiatesuccenturiātus

Quick answers

What does suc-centŭrĭo mean in Latin?
suc-centŭrĭo, means “to receive as a recruit into a”.