Peltast
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Peltast is a noun meaning (historical) A type of light infantry unit in Ancient Greece who often served as skirmishers.
Meaning
(historical) A type of light infantry unit in Ancient Greece who often served as skirmishers.
Word Forms
- peltasts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phylarch, gastraphetes, paralian, petrobolos, phyle, armatolos.
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