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pentecontarchy

pentecontarchy noun: a military unit commanded by a pentecontarch.

Noun

pentecontarchy (plural pentecontarchies)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A military unit commanded by a pentecontarch.

Forms of pentecontarchy

pluralpentecontarchies

Origin of pentecontarchy

From Latin pentēcontarchia, from Ancient Greek πεντηκονταρχία (pentēkontarkhía). By surface analysis, pentecontarch + -y.

Questions about pentecontarchy

What does pentecontarchy mean?
Pentecontarchy means a military unit commanded by a pentecontarch.
What part of speech is pentecontarchy?
Pentecontarchy is a noun.
What is the plural of pentecontarchy?
The plural of pentecontarchy is pentecontarchies.

Words near pentecontarchy in the dictionary

  1. pentecontadrachms
  2. pentecontalitron
  3. pentecontarch
  4. pentecontarchies
  5. pentecontarchs
  6. pentecontarchy
  7. penteconter
  8. penteconters
  9. Pentecost
  10. Pentecost Island
  11. Pentecost Monday

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