myriarchy
English edit
Etymology edit
From myriarch + -y, after the pattern of heptarchy etc.; see myriarch for more. As a military unit, Calque of Mongolian түмэн (tümen).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
myriarchy (plural myriarchies)
- (obsolete, rare) A government of 10,000 people.
- (military) A regiment of 10,000 soldiers, especially (historical) a Mongolian toman.
- (historical) An area controlled by a Mongolian myriarch and theoretically comprising 10,000 households.
Synonyms edit
- (rule): See Thesaurus:government
- (unit): toman
Coordinate terms edit
- (rule): See Thesaurus:government
Related terms edit
- See myriarch
References edit
- "myriarchy, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.