English Explanatory Dictionary

somatophylax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the seven men that served in high-ranking military positions during the times of Alexander the Great

Word forms

somatophylax somatophylakes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σωματοφύλαξ (sōmatophúlax, “bodyguard”).

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