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lochus

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[lok-uhs] / ˈlɒk əs /

noun

plural

lochi

  1. (in ancient Greece) a subdivision of an army.

Etymology

Origin of lochus

1825–35; < Greek lóchos literally, ambush, place for lying in wait, hence, men forming an ambush; cf. lochia

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The single division of a lochus, in the common acceptation of the word, was also called λόχος, which, according to Schol.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

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