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| tri·er·ar·chy [ tr ə rrkee ] (plural tri·er·ar·chies) |
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1. system for supporting ancient Greek navy: in ancient Greece, the system that required citizens to subsidize triremes
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2. office of trierarch: the authority, office, or position of a trierarch
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3. trierarchs: trierarchs as a group
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| [Mid-19th century. < Greek triērarkhia< triērarkhos "trireme commander"] |
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