ακρίτης

Etymology
from /  +. The alternative with ending  is based on the Pontic dialect.

Noun

 * 1) frontiersman; a person who lives in the border regions
 * 2) in Byzantium, a soldier who guarded and defended the borders of the Byzantine Empire
 * 3) a soldier who guarded the borders of Greece

Related terms

 * / in polytonic: Διγενῆς Ἀκρίτης / Διγενῆς Ἀκρίτας (a hero of the Acritic Songs)