Gr. Hist. Also 7 -arck, 9 -arc. [ad. L. triērarch-us, or its Gr. source τριήραρχος, -άρχης, f. τριήρης trireme + -αρχος ruling, ruler. Cf. F. triérarque (Oresme, 14th c.).] a. The commander of a trireme. b. A citizen who, singly or in conjunction with others, was charged with the duty of fitting out a trireme or galley for the public service.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Trierarck..., the mr. of a Ship or Galley.
1697. Potter, Antiq. Greece, I. xxvi. (1715), 158. The Trierarchs, and Overseers of the Navy.
1734. trans. Rollin’s Anc. Hist., XIII. vii. (1827), V. 290. The … Trierarchs … were appointed to fit out the galleys in time of war.
