Old English hundred "the number of 100, a counting of 100," from Proto-Germanic *hundratha- (source also of Old Frisian hundred, Old Saxon hunderod, Old Norse hundrað, German hundert); first [..]

hundert

1) Anglo Saxon institution. Subdivision of a shire. Theoretically equals one hundred hides but hardly ever. Generally has their own court which meets monthly to handle civil and criminal law. In Danis [..]

A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in some parts of the United States. This was historically used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions. The name "hundred& [..]

(n) ten 10s(adj) being ten more than ninety

Hero of the hundred fights or battles.

A county division mentioned in Domesday Book, and supposed to embrace ten tithings for military and constabulary purposes. If a crime was committed (such as robbery, maiming cattle, stack-burning, etc [..]

a subdivision of a county (shire), an important unit of local government

card. num. "(as adj. and n.) hundred," s.v. hundred sb. and a. OED. KEY: hundred@num_adj hundred@num_n

num_adj 47 hondred 7 hundred 39 hundrid 1

num_n 6 hondred 2 hundred 4

A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros). (historical) An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides ( [..]

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The largest administrative division of a Shire. The Hundred was nominally 100 hides, but in practice the size of a Hundred varied widely from place to place. League

A unit of local administration that comes to our attention in the tenth century, the name may have originated to refer to a territory of 100 "hides" (a measurement of area), or to a grouping [..]