TRIERARCH


Meaning of TRIERARCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrī(-ə)-ˌrärk ]

noun

Etymology: Latin trierarchus, from Greek triērarchos, from triērēs trireme (from tri- + -ērēs — akin to Latin remus oar) + -archos -arch — more at row

Date: circa 1656

1. : the commander of a trireme

2. : an Athenian citizen who had to fit out a trireme for the public service

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