Meanings
nounphalangite (plural phalangites)
plural phalangites
- historicalSpecifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.
Origin
- Ancient Greekφαλαγγίτης
- Englishphalangite
Ultimately from Ancient Greek φαλαγγίτης (phalangítēs), equivalent to phalanx + -ite.
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phalangite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phalangite
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