centurion

centurion

A centurion is a commander of a hundred soldiers in the ancient Roman army.

Here, 'centurion' is used in its historical context, referring to an officer in the Roman army.

Die Romeinse centurion het sy troepe georganiseer.

The Roman centurion organized his troops.

In this context, 'Centurion' is a proper noun, referring to a specific location in South Africa.

In die dorp Centurion het ons tyd spandeer om die winkels te verken.

In the town of Centurion, we spent time exploring the shops.

Here, 'centurion' is metaphorically used to signify someone who has achieved one hundred of something, in this case, tries in rugby.

As rugbyspeler was hy bekend as die centurion omdat hy honderd drieë aangeteken het.

As a rugby player, he was known as the centurion because he scored one hundred tries.