Trierarch

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trierarch \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.


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