PROMACHOS

Etymology

Noun

promachos (plural promachoi)

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

(historical, military) 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'.

Source: Wiktionary



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