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tri·er·arch (trī′ər ärk′)

noun

in ancient Greece,
  1. the commander of a trireme
  2. at Athens, a person who built, outfitted, and maintained a trireme for the service of the state

Etymology: L trierarchus < Gr triērarchos < triērēs, a trireme (< tri-, tri- + -ērēs < IE base *erē-, to row, oar > row, rudder) + archos, leader, chief: see -arch

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