promachos

词形变化

promachoi 复数 promachoi

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A deity who fights in front of, or champions, some person or state.

  2. 2.

    In Ancient Greece and during the Byzantine era, a soldier who fought in the first rank of the phalanx. An obsolete English literal translation of such a promachos is a 'forefighter'.

    历史 政治 军事

词源

From Ancient Greek πρόμαχος (prómakhos).

来源：wiktionary