myriarchy

== English == === Etymology === From myriarch +‎ -y, after the pattern of heptarchy etc.; see myriarch for more. As a military unit, Calque of Mongolian түмэн (tümen). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɪɹiˌɑɹki/ === Noun === myriarchy (plural myriarchies) (obsolete, rare) A government of 10,000 people. (military) A regiment of 10,000 soldiers, especially (historical) a Mongolian toman. (historical) An area controlled by a Mongolian myriarch and theoretically comprising 10,000 households. ==== Synonyms ==== (rule): See Thesaurus:government (unit): toman ==== Coordinate terms ==== (rule): See Thesaurus:government ==== Related terms ==== See myriarch === References === "myriarchy, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.