"promachos" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: promachoi [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek πρόμαχος (prómakhos) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|πρόμαχος}} Ancient Greek πρόμαχος (prómakhos) Head templates: {{en-noun|promachoi}} promachos (plural promachoi)
  1. A deity who fights in front of, or champions, some person or state.
    Sense id: en-promachos-en-noun-TR~NWNuZ
  2. (historical, military) In Ancient Greece and during the Byzantine era, a soldier who fought in the first rank of the phalanx. An obsolete English literal translation of such a promachos is a 'forefighter'. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-promachos-en-noun-9ryPaH2h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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