8 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hundred \Hun"dred\ (h[u^]n"dr[e^]d), n. [OE. hundred, AS. hundred a territorial division; hund hundred + a word akin to Goth. ga-ra[thorn]jan to count, L. ratio reckoning, account; akin to OS. hunderod, hund, D. hondred, G. hundert, OHG. also hunt, Icel. hundra[eth], Dan. hundrede, Sw. hundra, hundrade, Goth. hund, Lith. szimtas, Russ. sto, W. cant, Ir. cead, L. centum, Gr. "ekato`s, Skr. [,c]ata. [root]309. Cf. {Cent}, {Century}, {Hecatomb}, {Quintal}, and {Reason}.] 1. The product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times ten units or objects; five score. Also, a symbol representing one hundred units, as 100 or C. [1913 Webster] With many hundreds treading on his heels. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: The word hundred, as well as thousand, million, etc., often takes a plural form. We may say hundreds, or many hundreds, meaning individual objects or units, but with an ordinal numeral adjective in constructions like five hundreds, or eight hundreds, it is usually intended to consider each hundred as a separate aggregate; as, ten hundreds are one thousand. [1913 Webster] 2. A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen. [1913 Webster] {Hundred court}, a court held for all the inhabitants of a hundred. [Eng.] --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hundred \Hun"dred\, a. Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Barony \Bar"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Baronies}. [OF. baronie, F. baronnie, LL. baronia. See {Baron}.] 1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron. [1913 Webster] 2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English {hundred}, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hundred adj : being ten more than ninety [syn: {a hundred}, {one hundred}, {100}, {c}] n : ten 10s [syn: {100}, {C}, {century}, {one C}, {centred}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 75 Moby Thesaurus words for "hundred": C, Kreis, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick, bicentenary, bicentennial, bishopric, borough, canton, cental, centare, centenarian, centenary, centennial, centennium, centigram, centimeter, centipede, centistere, centred, centref, centrev, centumvir, centumvirate, centurion, century, city, commune, congressional district, constablewick, county, cwt, departement, diocese, district, duchy, electoral district, electorate, government, gross, hamlet, hecatomb, hundredweight, long hundred, magistracy, metropolis, metropolitan area, oblast, okrug, one C, parish, precinct, principality, province, region, riding, sesquicentenary, sesquicentennial, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shire, shrievalty, soke, stake, state, tercentenary, tercentennial, territory, town, township, village, wapentake, ward From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]: HUNDRED, Eng. law. A district of country originally comprehending one hundred families. In many cases, when an offence is committed within the hundred, the inhabitants tire civilly responsible to the party injured. 2. This rule was probably borrowed from the nations of German origin, where it was known. Montesq. Esp. des Lois, ]iv. 30, c. 17. It was established by Clotaire, among the Franks. 11 Toull. n. 237. 3. To make the innocent pay for the guilty, seems to be contrary to the first principles of justice, and can be justified only by necessity. In some of the United States laws have been passed making cities or counties responsible for, the destruction of property by a mob. This can be justified only on the ground that it is the interest of every one that property should be protected, and that it is for the general good such laws should exist. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Hundred, WV (town, FIPS 39340) Location: 39.68411 N, 80.45752 W Population (1990): 386 (202 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 26575 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Hundred, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia Population (2000): 344 Housing Units (2000): 178 Land area (2000): 0.467541 sq. miles (1.210925 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.467541 sq. miles (1.210925 sq. km) FIPS code: 39340 Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 39.684187 N, 80.457317 W ZIP Codes (1990): 26575 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Hundred, WV Hundred
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