navarch
Sign in to saveNavarch, Navarchus or Nauarchus (, ) is an Anglicisation of a Greek word meaning "archon (leader) of the ships", which in some states became the title of an office equivalent to that of a modern admiral. Also this status was very valuable in Ancient Greece.
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Navarch, Navarchus or Nauarchus (, ) is an Anglicisation of a Greek word meaning "archon (leader) of the ships", which in some states became the title of an office equivalent to that of a modern admiral. Also this status was very valuable in Ancient Greece.
== Historical usage ==
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