TRIERARCH
\tɹˈa͡ɪɹɑːk], \tɹˈaɪɹɑːk], \t_ɹ_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ɑː_k]\
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The commander of a trireme.
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At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.
By Oddity Software
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The commander of a trireme.
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At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.
By Noah Webster.
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tr[=i]'[.e]r-ärk, n. the commander of an ancient Greek trireme--also a person obliged to furnish ships to the state.--adj. TR[=I]'ERARCHAL.--n. TR[=I]'ERARCHY, the office of trierarch: the system of requisitioning vessels from wealthy citizens. [Gr. tri[=e]r[=e]s, a trireme, archein, to rule.]
By Thomas Davidson
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