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trierarchy

noun
tri·​er·​ar·​chy | \ ˈtrÄ«(-É™)-ËŒrär-kÄ“ How to pronounce trierarchy (audio) \

Definition of trierarchy

: the ancient Athenian plan whereby individual citizens furnished and maintained triremes as a civic duty

First Known Use of trierarchy

circa 1837, in the meaning defined above

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