syntagmatarchy
syntagmatarchy · syntagmatarchies
A square formation of 256 soldiers arranged into sixteen files, sixteen ranks deep,…A square formation of 256 soldiers arranged into sixteen files, sixteen ranks deep, led by a syntagmatarch; a syntagma.
/sɪnˌtaɡməˈtɑːki/
Meaning
1 senses(Ancient Greek, rare)A square formation of 256 soldiers arranged into sixteen files, sixteen ranks deep, led by a syntagmatarch; a syntagma.
Origin
First attested in 1670–1 and then once per century since; from the Latin syntagmatarchia,First attested in 1670–1 and then once per century since; from the Latin syntagmatarchia, from the Ancient Greek συνταγματαρχία (suntagmatarkhía), from σύνταγμα (súntagma), whence the English syntagma.
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Forms
plural: syntagmatarchies| Singular | syntagmatarchy |
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