phalangite

phalangite
(fa-lan-ji-t') s. m.
Soldat de la phalange.
   Les légions romaines l'attaquèrent [la phalange] avec avantage, les phalangites ne pouvant faire usage de leurs longues piques, ROLLIN Hist. anc. Oeuv. t. VIII, p. 410, dans POUGENS.
   Du grec, phalange 1.

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