centesimation Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cen*tes`i*ma"tion noun

Etymology

L. centesimore to take out or select every hudredth, fr. centesimus hundredth.

Definitions

1. (Mil.) The infliction of the death penalty upon one person in every hundred, as in cases of mutiny. "centesm" out of order in original -- some error. = centesim?