chiliarchy

chiliarchy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιλιαρχία (khiliarkhía)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪlɪɑɹki/

Noun

chiliarchy (plural chiliarchies)

1. (obsolete, rare) A government of 1000 rulers.
2. (obsolete) A regiment of 1000 soldiers.
3. The office of a chiliarch, commanding 1000 soldiers.

Coordinate terms

• (rule): See Thesaurus:government

References

• "chiliarchy, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• chiliarchy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.