"chiliarch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chiliarchs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos), from χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) + ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”), itself a calque of Old Iranian *hazāra-pati-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|grc|χιλίαρχος|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos), {{bor+|en|grc|χιλίαρχος}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos), {{af|grc|χίλιοι|ἄρχω|nocat=1|t1=thousand|t2=to rule}} χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) + ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”), {{der|en|ira-old}} Old Iranian, {{m|und|*hazāra-pati-}} *hazāra-pati- Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} chiliarch (plural chiliarchs)
  1. (historical) A commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece. Wikipedia link: chiliarch Tags: historical Categories (topical): Thousand Translations (a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece): χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ܗܙܪܦܬ (hzārpat) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), հազարապետ (hazarapet) (Armenian), хилядник (hiljadnik) (Bulgarian), chiliarque [masculine] (French), chiliarca [masculine] (Italian), 𐭧𐭦𐭠𐭫𐭥𐭯𐭲 (ḥzʾlʿpt) (Middle Persian), þūsendealdormann [masculine] (Old English), 𐭇𐭆𐭓𐭅𐭐𐭕 (hazārpet) (Parthian), هزاربد (hezârbod) (Persian)

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