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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hundred \Hun"dred\, adjective Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hundred \Hun"dred\ (h[u^]n"dr[e^]d), noun [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.
With many hundreds treading on his heels. --Shak.
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.
2. A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen.
{Hundred court}, a court held for all the inhabitants of a hundred. [Eng.] --Blackstone.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Barony \Bar"o*ny\, noun; 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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hundred
adjective: being ten more than ninety [syn: {a hundred}, {one hundred}, {100}, {c}]
noun: 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 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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