# myriarchy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪɹiˌɑɹki/

## Definitions
1. A government of 10,000 people.
2. A regiment of 10,000 soldiers, especially (historical) a Mongolian toman.
3. An area controlled by a Mongolian myriarch and theoretically comprising 10,000 households.

## Etymology
From myriarch + -y, after the pattern of heptarchy etc.; see myriarch for more. As a military unit, Calque of Mongolian түмэн (tümen).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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