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chiliarch

American

[kil-ee-ahrk] / ˈkɪl iˌɑrk /

noun

(in ancient Greece) the military commander of 1000 men.

Other Word Forms

chiliarchy noun

Etymology

Origin of chiliarch

1650–60; < Latin chiliarchēs (or chiliarchus ) < Greek chiliárchēs (or chiliárchos ), equivalent to chī́li ( oi ) 1000 + -archēs (or -archos ) -arch

Example Sentences

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Moreover Roxanes the chiliarch, as Themistokles passed by him in silence into the king's presence, whispered, "Thou subtle serpent of Greece, the king's good genius has led thee hither."

From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey

Antipater on his death-bed appointed Polysperchon to the supreme command, and gave Kassander the post of chiliarch, or general of the body guard.

From Plutarch's Lives Volume III. by Stewart, Aubrey

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