Dictionary entry

Trierarch

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Tri″er‐arch (?), n. [L. trierarchus, Gr. �; � a trireme + � a leader, a chief.] (Gr. Antiq.) (a) The commander of a trireme. (b) At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.