taxiarch
/ˈtæksi.ɑɹk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
Example Sentences
- "The Taxis of the Athenian service, like the Lochus of the Lacedæmonian, was analogous to our battalion, and the rank of the Taxiarch, its commander, as of the Lochage, was nearly that of our colonel."
- "In recognition of his services in the education of the women of Athens, he was buried with the honors of a taxiarch, by special orders […]"
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ταξῐαρχος (taxĭarkhos, “taxiarch”), from τάξις (táxis, “body of soldiers”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader, commander”). Equivalent to taxi- + -arch.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ταξῐαρχος