a1843 Southey Doctor (1847) VII. 498The chiefs of the Hierarchy, the Iatrarchy, the Nomarchy, and the *Hoplarchy (under which title both sciences, naval and military, were comprised).
1650 Charleton Paradoxes Proleg. d iv b,Our disquisition of the δὶ ὅτι, or Casualties of *Hoplochrisme. [ ? Causalities]
1656 Blount Glossogr.,Hoplochrism, an anointing of Armes or weapons; as they do in the use of the weapon-salve.
1650 Charleton Paradoxes Proleg. d iv e,Objection to the dignity of *Hoplochristicall Remedies.
1884 R. F. Burton Bk. of Sword 1The imperious interest of *Hoplology.
1832 Fraser's Mag. V. 696That most pugnacious, or, to use the old term, *hoplomachic of universities.
1793 Misc. inAnn. Reg. 398Dempster, the last of the formidable sect of *Hoplomachists, who fought every day..either with sword or fist, in defence of his doctrines in omni scibili.
1854 Mayne Expos. Lex. ,Hoplopodus, applied by Goldfuss to an Order (Hoplopoda)..including those which have their feet protected by hooves: *hoplopodous. [ mammals]
hoplo-
combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hopl-, hoplo- tool, weapon, piece of armor, from hoplon
: heavily armed : having powerful offensive members — used chiefly in zoological taxa
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hoplo-
Prefix
- hopl- + -o-