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taxiarch

/ˈtæksi.ɑɹk/

taxiarch noun: an Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.

Noun

taxiarch (plural taxiarchs)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
    • The Taxis of the Athenian service, like the Lochus of the Lacedæmonian, was analogous to our battalion, and the rank of the Taxiarch, its commander, as of the Lochage, was nearly that of our colonel.1838, William Mitford, History of Greece, revised edition, volume 1, section IV, chapter V
    • In recognition of his services in the education of the women of Athens, he was buried with the honors of a taxiarch, by special orders […]1968, James Grant Wilson, John Fiske, Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography

Forms of taxiarch

pluraltaxiarchs

Origin of taxiarch

From Ancient Greek ταξῐαρχος (taxĭarkhos, “taxiarch”), from τάξις (táxis, “body of soldiers”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader, commander”). Equivalent to taxi- + -arch.

Questions about taxiarch

What does taxiarch mean?
Taxiarch means an Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
What part of speech is taxiarch?
Taxiarch is a noun.
How do you pronounce taxiarch?
Taxiarch is pronounced /ˈtæksi.ɑɹk/.
What is the plural of taxiarch?
The plural of taxiarch is taxiarchs.

Words near taxiarch in the dictionary

  1. taxi-distance
  2. taxi-distances
  3. taxi-driver
  4. taxi-drivers
  5. taxiable
  6. taxiarch
  7. taxiarchs
  8. taxibus
  9. taxibuses
  10. taxicab
  11. taxicab distance

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