HOPLITE


Meaning of HOPLITE in English

— hoplitic /hop lit"ik/ , adj.

/hop"luyt/ , n.

a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.

[ 1720-30; hoplítes, equiv. to hópl ( on ) piece of armor, particularly the large shield + -ites -ITE 1 ]

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