Tzaousios
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Tzaousios
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The tzaousios was a late Byzantine military office, whose exact functions and role are somewhat unclear. The term is derived from the Turkish çavuş, meaning "courier" or "messenger", and was in use by the Byzantines perhaps as early as the late 11th century. In the 13th–15th centuries, it became applied to officers serving in provincial posts. A tzaousios could serve as commander of the garrison of a kastron, possibly combining the military and administrative roles, or as an officer to the megal
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