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