单词 | hypaspist |
释义 | hypaspistn. Ancient Greek History. A shield-bearer; one of a distinguished body of troops (to which the foot-guards belonged) in the Macedonian army. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > Roman or Greek soldier of specific type of unit > [noun] legionary1536 legioner1552 vexillary1591 vexillary soldier1591 phalangite1758 hypaspista1827 manipular1858 society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > man wearing armour > [noun] > man armed with shield targeter1382 paviserc1425 pavisec1500 target man1555 targeteera1593 targeman?17.. 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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