myriarch

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μυριάρχης (muriárkhēs) in Herodotus or μυρίαρχος (muríarkhos) in Xenophon, from μυρίος (muríos, “myriad, ten thousand”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs) or -αρχος (-arkhos, “-arch: ruler, commander”), calque of Old Persian *baivarapatiš.

As a Mongolian commander, Calque of Mongolian tümen-ü noyon.

Noun

myriarch (plural myriarchs)

1. A ruler or commander over 10,000 people, particularly
   1. (historical military) The commander of a Mongolian tomen.
   2. (historical politics) The governor of a myriarchy in Mongolian Tibet.

Derived terms

• myriarchy

Translations

all senses

• French: myriarque (fr) m

References

• "myriarch, n", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.