thranite

noun

thra·​nite

ˈthrāˌnīt

plural -s

: the rower highest and farthest back on a bench of three rowers on a trireme compare thalamite

Word History

Etymology

Greek thranitēs, from thranos bench + -itēs -ite; akin to Greek thrēsasthai to sit down

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