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trierarchy


tri·er·ar·chy

noun \-ˌrär-kē\

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

Rhymes with TRIERARCHY

autarchy, autarky, dyarchy, eparchy, exarchy, heptarchy, malarkey, menarche, pentarchy, squirearchy, tetrarchy, triarchy

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