noun
Meaning 1
A government of 10,000 people.
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Usage: obsolete, rare
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myriarchy
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/ˈmɪɹiˌɑɹki/
noun
Meaning 2
A regiment of 10,000 soldiers, especially (historical) a Mongolian toman.
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Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 3
An area controlled by a Mongolian myriarch and theoretically comprising 10,000 households.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
Etymology
From myriarch + -y, after the pattern of heptarchy etc.; see myriarch for more. As a military unit, Calque of Mongolian түмэн (tümen).