A historical official in certain German territories responsible for collecting taxes from about one hundred households.
From German Zentgraf or related term, from zent (district of about 100) plus gener/graf (leader/count). This feudal administrative title reflects medieval German local governance structures.
The centgener shows how medieval tax systems were based on round numbers—officials managed exactly 100 household units, making record-keeping and payment collection organized before modern bureaucracy existed.
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