Taxiarch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtæksi.ɑɹk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Taxiarch is a noun meaning (historical, Ancient Greece) An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
Meaning
(historical, Ancient Greece) An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
Example Sentences
In recognition of his services in the education of the women of Athens, he was buried with the honors of a taxiarch, by special orders […]
The Taxis of the Athenian service, like the Lochus of the Lacedæmonian, was analogous to our battalion, and the rank of the Taxiarch, its commander, as of the Lochage, was nearly that of our colonel.
Word Forms
- taxiarchs
Related Words
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