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trierarch

(trī′ər ärk′)

noun

in ancient Greece,

the commander of a trireme
at Athens, a person who built, outfitted, and maintained a trireme for the service of the state

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

See trierarch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The captain of a Greek trireme.
An Athenian who outfitted and maintained a trireme as a part of his civic duties.

Origin:

Origin: Latin triērarchus

Origin: , from Greek triērarkhos

Origin: : triērēs, trireme; see trei- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + arkhos, ruler; see -arch

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