hipparch

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (The title of) the commander of a force of cavalry or a high-ranking magistrate in ancient Greece.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From ancient Greek ἵππαρχος commander of the horse from ἵππος horse + -αρχος




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