Hundred
King James Dictionary [1]
HUND'RED, a. L. centum. Denoting the product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten as a hundred men.
HUND'RED, n. A collection, body or sum, consisting of ten times ten individuals or units the number 100.
1. A division or part of a county in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families,or a hundred warriors, or a hundred manors. But as the word denotes primarily a circuit or division, it is not certin that Alfred's divisions had any reference to that number.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1):
(a.) Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars.
(2):
(n.) The product of ten mulitplied 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.
(3):
(n.) A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
hun´dred ( מאה , mē'āh ; ἑκατόν , hekató n ). See Number .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(as a division of the Heb. people). (See Host).
