myriarchy
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈmɪɹiˌɑɹki/
Noun

myriarchy (plural myriarchies)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A government of 10,000 people.
  2. (military) A regiment of 10,000 soldiers, especially (historical) a Mongolian toman.
  3. (historical) An area controlled by a Mongolian myriarch and theoretically comprising 10,000 households.
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