navarchn.

Brit.

/ˈneɪvɑːk/,

/ˈnavɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈneɪvˌɑrk/,

/ˈnævˌɑrk/

Forms: 1800s navarc, 1800s– navarch.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ναύαρχος.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ναύαρχος commander of a fleet, admiral, specifically the chief admiral of the Spartans < ναῦς ship (see nave n.²) + -αρχος -arch comb. form¹. Compare classical Latin nauarchus, navarchus commander of a warship, French navarque (1610).

Ancient Greek History.

The commander of a fleet, an admiral; spec. the chief admiral of the Spartans.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun]

commanderc1450

navarch1808

1808 W. Mitford Hist. Greece (new ed.) I. v. 287 The commander of a fleet was called Navarc, the commander of a trireme Trierarc.

1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece III. xx. 149 Cnemus, the Spartan navarch, or high admiral.

1906 N.E.D. at Navarchy The office of a navarch.

1967 A. H. M. Jones Sparta 50 The navarch had the same absolute authority over the fleet as the king had over the army, but the office was annual.

1997 D. R. Shipley Comm. Plutarch's Life Agesilaos 275 About five years later, by Xenophon's account, Antalkidas was navarch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	navarch
释义	navarchn. Brit. /ˈneɪvɑːk/, /ˈnavɑːk/, U.S. /ˈneɪvˌɑrk/, /ˈnævˌɑrk/ Forms: 1800s navarc, 1800s– navarch. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ναύαρχος. Etymology: < ancient Greek ναύαρχος commander of a fleet, admiral, specifically the chief admiral of the Spartans < ναῦς ship (see nave n.²) + -αρχος -arch comb. form¹. Compare classical Latin nauarchus, navarchus commander of a warship, French navarque (1610). Ancient Greek History. The commander of a fleet, an admiral; spec. the chief admiral of the Spartans. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] commanderc1450 navarch1808 1808 W. Mitford Hist. Greece (new ed.) I. v. 287 The commander of a fleet was called Navarc, the commander of a trireme Trierarc. 1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece III. xx. 149 Cnemus, the Spartan navarch, or high admiral. 1906 N.E.D. at Navarchy The office of a navarch. 1967 A. H. M. Jones Sparta 50 The navarch had the same absolute authority over the fleet as the king had over the army, but the office was annual. 1997 D. R. Shipley Comm. Plutarch's Life Agesilaos 275 About five years later, by Xenophon's account, Antalkidas was navarch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1808
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