drungar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρουγγάριος (droungários), from Late Latin drungārius, from drungus (“a troop”).

Noun

drungar (plural drungars)

1. (historical) A kind of military commander in the late Roman and Byzantine Empires, usually commanding roughly a battalion on land or a fleet on the sea.

Alternative forms

• drungary