Chiliarch
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece. historical
"And Dadaces, the chiliarch, spear-struck, Forth from his galley leapt with nimble bound."
Example
More examples"And Dadaces, the chiliarch, spear-struck, Forth from his galley leapt with nimble bound."
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos) via Latin chiliarchus.