megaduke
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English
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek μέγας δούξ (mégas doúx, literally “great leader”). By surface analysis, mega- + duke.
Noun
megaduke (plural megadukes)
- (historical, military) The commander in chief of the Byzantine navy.
- 1968, Alan Lloyd, The Spanish Centuries, page 56:
- Roger de Flor was given the title of megaduke and the King of Bulgaria's daughter as his wife.
- 1979, Jean Richard, translated by Janet Shirley, The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, volume 1, page 50:
- In September 1169 the Byzantine admiral, the megaduke Andronicus Contostephanus, arrived in Tyre […]
- 1987, John V. A. Fine, Jr., The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest, page 35:
- After Manuel's death, the actual number of ships and sailors under the megaduke had declined significantly, and the sailors tended to consist of unreliable foreigners.