Middle English, from Old French, hundred, from Latin centum. See dek in Appendix I.
OUR LIVING LANGUAGE:
The plural of cent is cent in some varieties of vernacular Southern English when preceded by a numeral: That costs eighty cent. The lack of the plural suffix –s in such constructions is also found with units of measurement like foot and pound. See Note at foot.
s
nt
in Appendix I.
