Definition of MYRIARCH

myriarch

Plural: myriarchs

Noun

  • A ruler or commander over 10,000 people, particularly
  • The commander of a Mongolian tomen.
  • A ruler or commander over 10,000 people, particularly
  • The governor of a myriarchy in Mongolian Tibet.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek μυριάρχης (muriárkhēs) in Herodotus or μυρίαρχος (muríarkhos) in Xenophon, from μυρίος (muríos, “myriad, ten thousand”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs) or -αρχος (-arkhos, “-arch: ruler, commander”), calque of Old Persian *baivarapatiš.
As a Mongolian commander, Calque of Mongolian tümen-ü noyon.

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