Trierarch Definition

trīə-rärk
noun
In ancient Greece,
Webster's New World
The captain of a Greek trireme.
American Heritage
An Athenian who outfitted and maintained a trireme as a part of his civic duties.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Trierarch

Noun

Singular:
trierarch
Plural:
trierarchs

Origin of Trierarch

  • Latin triērarchus from Greek triērarkhos triērēs trireme trei- in Indo-European roots arkhos ruler –arch

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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