SINCE 1828
trierarchy
noun
tri·er·ar·chy
| \ ˈtrī(-ə)-ˌrär-kē
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Definition of trierarchy
: the ancient Athenian plan whereby individual citizens furnished and maintained triremes as a civic duty
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