myriarch
A ruler or commander over 10,000 people, particularlyA ruler or commander over 10,000 people, particularly: The commander of a Mongolian tomen.
Meaning
2 sensesA ruler or commander over 10,000 people, particularly
(historical)The commander of a Mongolian tomen.
(historical)The governor of a myriarchy in Mongolian Tibet.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Ancient Greek μυριάρχης (muriárkhēs) in Herodotus or μυρίαρχος (muríarkhos) in XenophFrom Ancient Greek μυριάρχης (muriárkhēs) in Herodotus or μυρίαρχος (muríarkhos) in Xenophon, from μυρίος (muríos, “myriad, ten thousand”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs) or -αρχος (-arkhos, “-arch: ruler, commander”), calque of Old Persian *baivarapatiš.
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