Meanings of senior centurion in English

The senior centurion must have been watching to see how they got on.

He must have fled the field,' the senior centurion said with a satisfied grin.

Unfortunately, the senior centurion's effort at rallying the legionaries' spirits did not last for long.

The senior centurion studied them with a practised eye.

The senior centurion told them both about it just before they'd turned in, which meant that neither man slept well.

The senior centurion smiled.

Smiling, Caesar told the senior centurions that the time would be right very soon.

Atilius and the other senior centurions looked to their men.

'Causing panic in his men,' muttered the senior centurion.

'I'll show you what kind of soldier I am, you whoreson,' the senior centurion roared.

As battle-hardened, frontline officers, the centurions and senior centurions were best placed to judge, and so the legates had referred the matter to them.