British Dictionary definitions for hipparch

hipparch

noun

(in ancient Greece) a cavalry commander

Word Origin

C17: from Greek hippos horse + -arch

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Examples from the Web for hipparch

Historical Examples

On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
Arachne, Complete
Georg Ebers
When the hipparch led Hermon into this place a number of people had already assembled there.
Arachne, Complete
Georg Ebers
The two kings now sent to beg for aid; and asked that Lycortas should come as commander-in-chief, and Polybius as hipparch.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)
Polybius

hipparch

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for hipparch

Historical Examples

On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.

When the hipparch led Hermon into this place a number of people had already assembled there.

The two kings now sent to beg for aid; and asked that Lycortas should come as commander-in-chief, and Polybius as hipparch.