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protostates

protostates noun: a man positioned in front of an epistates in an Ancient Greek phalanx. Also the plural of protostate.

Noun

protostates (plural protostatai)

  1. (historical) A man positioned in front of an epistates in an Ancient Greek phalanx.

Also used as

protostates is also the plural of protostate.

Forms of protostates

pluralprotostatai

Origin of protostates

Ancient Greek πρωτοστάτης (prōtostátēs, literally “one who stands first or in front”).

Questions about protostates

What does protostates mean?
Protostates means a man positioned in front of an epistates in an Ancient Greek phalanx.
What part of speech is protostates?
Protostates is a noun.
What is the plural of protostates?
The plural of protostates is protostatai.

Words near protostates in the dictionary

  1. protostar
  2. protostars
  3. protostatai
  4. protostate
  5. protostatehood
  6. protostates
  7. protostegid
  8. protostegids
  9. protostele
  10. protosteles
  11. protostelic

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