myriarchy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɪɹiˌɑɹki/

Noun

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

(rule): See Thesaurus:government
(unit): toman

Coordinate terms

(rule): See Thesaurus:government

Related terms

See myriarch

References

"myriarchy, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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