Companion cavalry
Similarly, the term for cavalry captain, , is derived from the Modern Greek word for a cavalry troop, , later applied to armoured units after the conversion to Armoured cavalry. The ancestral could mean a "band of men" or "cavalry troop", according to Arrian, properly numbering sixty-four men, especially when applied to the territorial squadrons of the Companion cavalry of the Ancient Macedonian army of Philip II. The Modern Greek word for a cavalry, armoured, or aerial squadron is moira, which also applies to Special forces, airborne and artillery battallions. The officer ranks subordinate to "ilarchos" derive their names in a similar process those subordinate to "ypolochagos".