MYRMIDONS
Noun
myrmidons
plural of myrmidon
Noun
Myrmidons
plural of Myrmidon
Source: Wiktionary
MYRMIDON
Myr"mi*don, n. Etym: [L. Myrmidones, Gr.
1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
2. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc. Thackeray. With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his myrmidons pressed forward. W. H. Ainsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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