Home › Words › D › drungardrungardrungar · noun — A kind of military commander in the late Roman and Byzantine Empires, usually commanding roughly a battalion on land or a fleet on the sea.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBorrowed from Ancient Greek δρουγγάριος (droungários), from Late Latin drungārius, from drungus (“a troop”).nounA kind of military commander in the late Roman and Byzantine Empires, usually commanding roughly a battalion on land or a fleet on the sea.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dreng 61% match — A kind of feudal free tenant with military duties, mentioned in the Domesday Book. vs drungar →dromon 60% match — A Byzantine bireme, similar to the chelandion, but used primarily for naval combat. vs drungar →dragooner 57% match — One who dragoons; a coercer. vs drungar →dizdar 54% match — The commander of a castle or fortress in the Ottoman Empire. vs drungar →dragman 54% match — A fisherman who uses a dragnet. vs drungar →commandant 53% match — A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division. vs drungar →centurion 53% match — An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers. vs drungar →strategus 53% match — The leader or commander of an army; a general. vs drungar →