lochage

noun

loch·​age

ˈläkij

variants or lochagus

läˈkāgəs

plural lochages

-jə̇z

or lochagi

-āˌjī

: the commander of a lochus

Word History

Etymology

Greek lochagos, from lochos + -agos (from agein to lead, drive)

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