lochus
noun
(in ancient Greece) a subdivision of an army.
lochi
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pluralof lochus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The τάξις, according to Ælian 9, contained eight lochi, or 128 men; in that case the enomoty had four στίχοι.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller
To do so, they made six lochi, or divisions of a hundred men apiece, each of which had its own set of captains and under-officers in command of half and quarter companies.
From Anabasis by Henry Graham Dakyns
