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pentecontarch

pentecontarch noun: the commander of a platoon of fifty men.

Noun

pentecontarch (plural pentecontarchs)

  1. (Ancient Greece) The commander of a platoon of fifty men.

Forms of pentecontarch

pluralpentecontarchs

Origin of pentecontarch

From Latin pentēcontarchus, from Ancient Greek πεντηκόνταρχος (pentēkóntarkhos, literally “commander of fifty”).

Words formed from pentecontarch

Questions about pentecontarch

What does pentecontarch mean?
Pentecontarch means the commander of a platoon of fifty men.
What part of speech is pentecontarch?
Pentecontarch is a noun.
What is the plural of pentecontarch?
The plural of pentecontarch is pentecontarchs.

Words near pentecontarch in the dictionary

  1. pentazole
  2. pentazoles
  3. pentecontadrachm
  4. pentecontadrachms
  5. pentecontalitron
  6. pentecontarch
  7. pentecontarchies
  8. pentecontarchs
  9. pentecontarchy
  10. penteconter
  11. penteconters

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