Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
trierarch [trahy-uh-rahrk] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Greek History. the commander of a trireme. (in Athens) a citizen who, singly, or jointly with other citizens, was required to fit out a trireme for the public service. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of trierarch 1650–60; Greek triḗrarchos, equivalent to triḗr(ēs) trireme + archós commander. See tri-, -arch Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for trierarch Historical Examples of trierarch
At the period of which we treat each vessel had one trierarch.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
“A Saxon pirate, O Lentulus,” said the trierarch to the man in armor at his side.
William O. Stoddard
The trierarch took the eagle and went and stood by the body of Lentulus.
William O. Stoddard
So did not think the trierarch and the centurion on board the trireme.
William O. Stoddard
Comus, the trierarch, was overeager, or he would have remembered that which he seemed to have forgotten.
William O. Stoddard
British Dictionary definitions for trierarch trierarch noun Greek history a citizen responsible for fitting out a state trireme, esp in Athens the captain of a trireme Word Origin for trierarch C17: from Latin, from Greek triērarkhos, from triērēs equipped with three banks of oars + arkhein to command Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
