hypaspist

[ hi-pas-pist, hahy- ]

noun
  1. a shield bearer, especially one of a special unit of light infantry in the Macedonian army.

Origin of hypaspist

1
1820–30; <Greek hypaspistḗs shield bearer, equivalent to hyp-hyp- + aspis shield + -tēs noun suffix

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