phalangite
English
editEtymology
editUltimately from Ancient Greek φαλαγγίτης (phalangítēs), equivalent to phalanx + -ite.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editphalangite (plural phalangites)
- (historical) A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
- (historical) Specifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.
References
edit- “phalangite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.