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myriarchy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɪɹiˌɑɹki/

Etymology

From myriarch + -y, after the pattern of heptarchy etc.; see myriarch for more. As a military unit, Calque of Mongolian түмэн (tümen).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, rare) A government of 10,000 people.
  2. A regiment of 10,000 soldiers, especially (historical) a Mongolian toman.
  3. (historical) An area controlled by a Mongolian myriarch and theoretically comprising 10,000 households.

Forms

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myriarchies Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

government (rule)

Relateds

myriarch

Synonyms

government (rule) · toman (unit)