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chiliarch

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos) via Latin chiliarchus.

Across languages

Translations

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  • Aramaic: ܗܙܪܦܬ (hzārpat) — a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece
  • Armenian: հազարապետ (hazarapet) — a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece
  • Bulgarian: хилядник (hiljadnik) — a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece
  • French: chiliarque — a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece
  • Ancient Greek: χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos) — a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece
  • Biblical Hebrew: אַלּוּף — a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece
  • Italian: chiliarca — a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece
  • Old English: þūsendealdormann — a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece
  • Parthian: 𐭇𐭆𐭓𐭅𐭐𐭕 (hazārpet) — a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece
  • Persian: هزاربد (hezârbod) — a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece
  • Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭦𐭠𐭫𐭥𐭯𐭲 (ḥzʾlʿpt) — a commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic Greece