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trierarchy
noun tri·er·ar·chy \-ˌrär-kē\
Definition of TRIERARCHY
: the ancient Athenian plan whereby individual citizens furnished and maintained triremes as a civic duty
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First Known Use of TRIERARCHY
circa 1837
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