HUND'RED, a. L. centum. Denoting the product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten as a hundred men.
HUND'RED, n. A collection, body or sum, consisting of ten times ten individuals or units the number 100.
1. A division or part of a county in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families,or a hundred warriors, or a hundred manors. But as the word denotes primarily a circuit or division, it is not certin that Alfred's divisions had any reference to that number.