English Explanatory Dictionary

myriarchy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A government of 10,000 people.
  2. A regiment of 10,000 soldiers, especially (historical) a Mongolian toman.
  3. An area controlled by a Mongolian myriarch and theoretically comprising 10,000 households.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪɹiˌɑɹki/

Word forms

myriarchy myriarchies

Etymology

From myriarch + -y, after the pattern of heptarchy etc.; see myriarch for more. As a military unit, Calque of Mongolian түмэн (tümen).

Synonyms

government toman

Related words

myriarch
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