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trierarch Gr. Hist.|ˈtraɪərɑːk|
Also 7 -arck, 9 -arc.
[ad. L. triērarch-us, or its Gr. source τριήραρχος, -άρχης, f. τριήρης trireme + -αρχος ruling, ruler. Cf. F. triérarque (Oresme, 14th c.).]
a. The commander of a trireme.
b. A citizen who, singly or in conjunction with others, was charged with the duty of fitting out a trireme or galley for the public service.
1656Blount Glossogr., Trierarck.., the mr. of a Ship or Galley. 1697Potter Antiq. Greece i. xxvi. (1715) 158 The Trierarchs, and Overseers of the Navy. 1734tr. Rollin's Anc. Hist. xiii. vii. (1827) V. 290 The..Trierarchs..were appointed to fit out the galleys in time of war. |