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myriarch

myriarch noun: the commander of a Mongolian tomen.

Noun

myriarch (plural myriarchs)

  1. (historical) The commander of a Mongolian tomen.
  2. (historical) The governor of a myriarchy in Mongolian Tibet.

Forms of myriarch

pluralmyriarchs

Origin of myriarch

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.

Words formed from myriarch

Questions about myriarch

What does myriarch mean?
Myriarch means the commander of a Mongolian tomen.
What part of speech is myriarch?
Myriarch is a noun.
What is the plural of myriarch?
The plural of myriarch is myriarchs.

Words near myriarch in the dictionary

  1. myriapodologists
  2. myriapodology
  3. myriapods
  4. myriaporone
  5. myriaporones
  6. myriarch
  7. myriarchies
  8. myriarchs
  9. myriarchy
  10. myriare
  11. myriares

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