cen·tum·vir \sen.ˈtəmvər, ken.ˈtu̇mˌvi(ə)r\noun (pluralcen·tum·vi·ri \-əmvəˌrī, -u̇mvəˌrē\) Etymology: Latin, centumviri, plural from centum viri hundred men, from centum hundred + viri, plural of. vir man — more at virile : one of originally about 100 judges or jurors of a Roman court for civil suits