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myriarchy

noun
/ˈmɪɹiˌɑɹki/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *baivarapatiš✻
  2. formed as myriarchy — “myriarch + -y”

Definitions

  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.

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