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单词 chiliarch
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Definition of chiliarch in English:

chiliarch

noun ˈkɪlɪɑːk
  • (in ancient Greece) a commander of a thousand men.

    〈史〉(尤指古希腊的)千夫长

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each of them was commanded by a chiliarch with his sub - chiliarch and all the relative ranks.
    • And Felix, knowing accurately the things concerning the way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch is come down I will determine your affair;
    • It was also common for chiliarchs and centurions to be dispatched seasonally to supervise bandit-suppression troops stationed in locations in and around the capital.
    • In response, imperial military personnel were dispatched: four commanders, chiliarchs, and centurions from the capital were each given 30 skilled cavalry troops to patrol trouble spots around Liangxiang.
    • She tried to imagine what the young woman was feeling - the chiliarch's daughter, once revered in society, now overshadowed by an outsider.
    • With this in view, he sent for his countrymen, the Goths, from their own homes to come to the Roman territories, and appointed his relatives to be tribunes and chiliarchs.
    • According to the Ipat'yevskaya Chronicle, both the chiliarch's son and the groom warned Igor of the danger.
    • Perdiccas, who had held the position of chiliarch (commander of the royal guard) was appointed regent of the Asian part of the empire; Antipater was appointed as strategos of Macedonia.
    • The number three thousand, under three officers makes this sound like the body of hypaspists deserted under their chiliarchs and the archihypaspist, Holkias.
    • This is really the elite of the European powers, kings, chiliarchs, strong men and horses, and those that sit on them.
    • The head of the military government was the general commander and the highest military leaders were the chiliarchs.
    • Being a military tribune, or chiliarch (that is, a commander of a thousand troops), he was illustrious in battle and highly honoured for his courage.
    • His post of chiliarch was left unfilled.
    • That is why Antipater, imitating the precedent, appointed his son Cassander chiliarch in spite of his youth.
    • At this point, an assistant chiliarch from the military camp arrived on the scene.

Origin

Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek khiliarkhēs, from khilioi 'thousand'.

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