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myriarch en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μυριάρχης (muriárkhēs) in Herodotus or μυρίαρχος (muríarkhos) in Xenophon, from μυρίος (muríos, “myriad, ten thousand”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs) or -αρχος (-arkhos, “-arch: ruler, commander”), calque of Old Persian *baivarapatiš. As a Mongolian commander, Calque of Mongolian tümen-ü noyon.

Meanings

  1. (historical) A ruler or commander over 10,000 people, particularly ▸ The commander of a Mongolian tomen.
  2. (historical) A ruler or commander over 10,000 people, particularly ▸ The governor of a myriarchy in Mongolian Tibet.

Forms

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Deriveds

myriarchy

Translations (1)

fr myriarque (all senses)