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phylarch

UK/ˈfaɪlɑːk/US/ˈfaɪlɑɹk/

phylarch noun: the ruler of a phyle in Ancient Greece.

Noun

phylarch (plural phylarchs)

  1. (historical) The ruler of a phyle in Ancient Greece.
  2. (historical) An Athenian hipparch, head of an Athenian clan in battle.
  3. A tribal chief, magistrate, or other local ruler.

phylarch meaning in Bengali

phylarch in Bengali

একজন অ্যাথেন্সের হিপ্পার্ক, যুদ্ধে অ্যাথেনীয় বংশের প্রধান, একজন উপজাতীয় প্রধান, ম্যাজিস্ট্রেট, অন্য কোনো স্থানীয় শাসক

Forms of phylarch

pluralphylarchs
alternative formphylarchus

Origin of phylarch

From Latin phylarchus, from Ancient Greek φύλαρχος (phúlarkhos), from φῡλή (phūlḗ, “large clan or tribe of ancient Greece”).

Words that rhyme with phylarch

Questions about phylarch

What does phylarch mean?
Phylarch means the ruler of a phyle in Ancient Greece.
What is phylarch in Bengali?
Phylarch in Bengali is একজন অ্যাথেন্সের হিপ্পার্ক, যুদ্ধে অ্যাথেনীয় বংশের প্রধান, একজন উপজাতীয় প্রধান. See Phylarch meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is phylarch?
Phylarch is a noun.
How do you pronounce phylarch?
Phylarch is pronounced /ˈfaɪlɑːk/ (UK).
What is the plural of phylarch?
The plural of phylarch is phylarchs.

Words near phylarch in the dictionary

  1. phylae
  2. phylakes
  3. phylal
  4. phylanthropy
  5. phylar
  6. phylarch
  7. phylarchi
  8. phylarchic
  9. phylarchical
  10. phylarchies
  11. phylarchs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phylarch (page history and authors); phylarch (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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