English Explanatory Dictionary

phalangite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
  2. Specifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.

Pronunciation

/ˈfæləndʒaɪt/

Word forms

phalangite phalangites

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φαλαγγίτης (phalangítēs), equivalent to phalanx + -ite.

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