chiliarchy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιλιαρχία (khiliarkhía)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɪlɪɑɹki/

Noun

chiliarchy (plural chiliarchies)

(obsolete, rare) A government of 1000 rulers.
(obsolete) A regiment of 1000 soldiers.
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.

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