lochus [lok-uh s] WORD ORIGIN noun, plural loch·i [lok-ahy] /ˈlɒk aɪ/. (in ancient Greece) a subdivision of an army. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of lochus 1825–35; Greek lóchos literally, ambush, place for lying in wait, hence, men forming an ambush; cf. lochia Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019