toxarch means the captain of a group of archers in ancient Greece, particularly the mercenaries at Athens.
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toxarch is pronounced /ˈtɒksɑːk/.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τόξαρχος (tóxarkhos, “captain of the archers”) (see τόξον (tóxon) and -arch).
noun
- The captain of a group of archers in ancient Greece, particularly the mercenaries at Athens.e.g.“[…] that the post of toxarch had to be filled afresh three times in one year. At the opening of the campaign it was held by Clearchus, Attalus being in command of the Agrianians.” — 1907, Henry Smith Williams, Greece to the Roman conquest, page 280:
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