HERETOGA


Meaning of HERETOGA in English

ˌherəˈtōgə, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

also her·e·togh ˈherəˌtōḵ

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English & Old English; Middle English heretogh, from Old English heretoga; akin to Old Frisian hertoga leader of an army, duke, Old Saxon heritogo, Old High German herizoho, herizogo, Old Norse hertogi; all from a prehistoric Germanic compound whose constituents are akin respectively to Old English here army and to Old English togian to draw, drag, and that is probably a translation of Greek stratēlatēs leader of an army — more at harry , tow

: the leader of an army or commander of militia in Anglo-Saxon England

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