Chiliarch

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"And Dadaces, the chiliarch, spear-struck, Forth from his galley leapt with nimble bound."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos) via Latin chiliarchus.

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