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Webster 1913 Edition

Navarch

Na′varch

(nā′värk)
,
Noun.
[L.
navarchus
, Gr.
ναύαρχός
;
ναῦσ
ship +
ἀρχόσ
chief.]
(Gr. Antiq.)
The commander of a fleet.
Mitford.

Webster 1828 Edition

Navarch

NAVARCH

,
Noun.
In ancient Greece, the commander of a fleet.

Definition 2024

navarch

navarch

English

Noun

navarch ‎(plural navarchs)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) The commander of a fleet.
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Etymology

Latin navarchus from Ancient Greek ναύαρχος ‎(naúarkhos, “leader of the ships”), corresponding to navy +‎ -arch.

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