Definition of MYRIARCHY

myriarchy

Plural: myriarchies

Noun

  • A government of 10,000 people.
  • A regiment of 10,000 soldiers, especially (historical) a Mongolian toman.
  • An area controlled by a Mongolian myriarch and theoretically comprising 10,000 households.

Origin / Etymology

From myriarch + -y, after the pattern of heptarchy etc.; see myriarch for more. As a military unit, Calque of Mongolian түмэн (tümen).

Synonyms

government, toman

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