CHILIARCH


Meaning of CHILIARCH in English

— chiliarchy , n.

/kil"ee ahrk'/ , n.

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

[ 1650-60; chiliarches (or chiliarchus ) chiliárches (or chiliárchos ), equiv. to chíli ( oi ) 1000 + -arches (or -archos ) -ARCH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .