strategus

noun

stra·​te·​gus

strəˈtēgəs

variants or strategos

",

-ˌgäs

plural strategi

-ēˌjī

or strategoi

-ēˌgȯi

1

: a leader of an ancient and especially an ancient Greek army

2

: an officer associated with the hipparch as chief executive of the boule in the Achaean and Aetolian Leagues

Word History

Etymology

Latin strategus, from Greek stratēgos

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