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Chiliarchy — Chil i*arch y, n. [Gr. ?.] A body consisting of a thousand men. Mitford. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chiliarchy — chilˈiarchy noun The position of chiliarch • • • Main Entry: ↑chiliad … Useful english dictionary
chiliarch — chiliarchy, n. /kil ee ahrk /, n. (in ancient Greece) the military commander of 1000 men. [1650 60; < L chiliarches (or chiliarchus) < Gk chiliárches (or chiliárchos), equiv. to chíli(oi) 1000 + arches (or archos) ARCH] * * * … Universalium
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Chiliarch — (Greek: χιλίαρχος, meaning commander of a thousand ), in the Greek army of the Hellenistic period, was a commander of a 1,000 men unit, roughly equivalent to a modern battalion. The office was an adaptation by Alexander the Great of the Persian… … Wikipedia
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