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Webster 1913 Edition

Trierarch

Tri′er-arch

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Noun.
[L.
trierarchus
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] a trireme + [GREEK] a leader, a chief.]
(Gr. Antiq.)
(a)
The commander of a trireme.
(b)
At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.

Webster 1828 Edition

Trierarch

TRI'ERARCH

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Noun.
[Gr. a trireme, and a chief.] In ancient Greece, the commander of a trireme; also, a commissioner who was obliged to build ships and furnish them at his own expense.

Definition 2024

trierarch

trierarch

English

Noun

trierarch ‎(plural trierarchs)

  1. (nautical) The captain of a trireme.

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