/hi pas"pist, huy-/ , n.
a shield bearer, esp. one of a special unit of light infantry in the Macedonian army.
[ 1820-30; hypaspistés shield bearer, equiv. to hyp- HYP- + aspis shield + -tes n. suffix ]
/hi pas"pist, huy-/ , n.
a shield bearer, esp. one of a special unit of light infantry in the Macedonian army.
[ 1820-30; hypaspistés shield bearer, equiv. to hyp- HYP- + aspis shield + -tes n. suffix ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012