zygitehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zygite_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezygite, n.
First published 1921; not fully revised

zygitenoun

Ancient Greek History.
  1. 1888–
    In the ancient bireme or trireme, a rower of the upper or the middle tier: cf. thalamite n., thranite n.
    1. 1888
      In the bireme the zygite, as he sat on his bench, had behind him and below him his thalamite.
      W. B. Woodgate, Boating (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) i. 17

zygite, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zygite, n. was last modified in December 2024.