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单词 hypaspist
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hypaspistn.

/hɪˈpaspɪst//hʌɪˈpaspɪst/
Etymology: < Greek ὑπασπιστής shield-bearer, < ὑπό hypo- prefix 1a + ἀσπίς shield.
Ancient Greek History.
A shield-bearer; one of a distinguished body of troops (to which the foot-guards belonged) in the Macedonian army.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > Roman or Greek soldier of specific type of unit > [noun]
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society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > man wearing armour > [noun] > man armed with shield
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hypaspista1827
a1827 W. Mitford cited in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1828)
1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. 313 The king himself went up with 500 of the hypaspists to view the place.
1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xcii. 83 The hypaspists are used also for assault of walled places, and for rapid night marches.
1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xcii. 82 Another description of infantry organized by Philip called the Hypaspists—shield bearers or Guards; originally few in number, and employed for personal defence of the prince.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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