Centuriator

/kenˈtjʊəriˌeɪtər/ noun

Definition

A person who divides land or people into centuria, or who organizes things according to the centurial system, especially a Roman surveyor or administrator.

Etymology

From Latin centuriator, an agent noun derived from centuriare (to centuriate). The -tor suffix indicates someone who performs the action of dividing into centuries.

Kelly Says

Roman centuriators were like ancient GIS technicians—they had sophisticated mathematical systems to divide land fairly (in theory) among soldiers and settlers, creating some of the first systematically planned colonies in human history.

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