Century [1] : A unit of quantity equal to 100. In ancient Rome, a "century" was originally a company of about 100 soldiers led by an officer called a centurion
Russ Rowlett (Director), How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement, Center for Mathematics and Science Education University of North Carolina, USA 2005. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictA.html, (Unit of Meas and Covr Factors - Amer) {608}
