Definitions for trierarch

trierarch tri·er·arch

Spelling: [trahy-uh-rahrk]
IPA: /ˈtraɪ əˌrɑrk/

Trierarch is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 311 anagrams from letters in trierarch (acehirrrt).

Definitions for trierarch

noun

  1. the commander of a trireme.
  2. (in Athens) a citizen who, singly, or jointly with other citizens, was required to fit out a trireme for the public service.

Origin of trierarch

1650-60; Greek triḗrarchos, equivalent to triḗr(ēs) trireme + archós commander. See tri-, -arch

Examples for trierarch

trierarch, trī′ėr-rk, n. the commander of an ancient Greek trireme—also a person obliged to furnish ships to the state.

At the period of which we treat each vessel had one trierarch.

Comus, the trierarch, was overeager, or he would have remembered that which he seemed to have forgotten.

So did not think the trierarch and the centurion on board the trireme.

The officers were the trierarch and next to him the helmsman (κυβερνήτης), who was the navigating officer of the trireme.

The trierarch took the eagle and went and stood by the body of Lentulus.

"A Saxon pirate, O Lentulus," said the trierarch to the man in armor at his side.

He had discharged several public services (λειτουργίαι); in particular, he had thrice served as trierarch.

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