drungar

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noun

A kind of military commander in the late Roman and Byzantine Empires, usually commanding roughly a battalion on land or a fleet on the sea.

OriginAncient Greek δρουγγάριος ← Late Latin drungārius →
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Meanings

noundrungar (plural drungars)

plural drungars · alternative drungary

  1. historicalA kind of military commander in the late Roman and Byzantine Empires, usually commanding roughly a battalion on land or a fleet on the sea.

Origin

  1. Late Latindrungārius
  2. Ancient Greekδρουγγάριος
  3. Englishdrungar

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρουγγάριος (droungários), from Late Latin drungārius, from drungus (“a troop”).

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Anagrams

gurnard
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APA

drungar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drungar

MLA

“drungar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drungar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drungar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drungar.

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