myriarchy
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myriarchy
- /ˈmɪɹiˌɑɹki/
Where it comes from
From myriarch + -y, after the pattern of heptarchy etc.; see myriarch for more. As a military unit, Calque of Mongolian түмэн (tümen).
noun myriarchies
- A government of 10,000 people.
- A regiment of 10,000 soldiers, especially (historical) a Mongolian toman.
- An area controlled by a Mongolian myriarch and theoretically comprising 10,000 households.
Similar: government, toman
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noun
Similar: government, toman
Talk about this word "myriarchy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/myriarchy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. myriarchy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/myriarchy "myriarchy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/myriarchy.Cite this
@misc{myriarchy_2026,
title = {myriarchy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/myriarchy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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