1. a period of one thousand years; a millennium
Usage: formal; literary
2. a group or set of one thousand
Usage: formal; rare

Examples

• The ancient prophecy spoke of events that would unfold over the next chiliad.
• Historians often divide human civilization into successive chiliads.
• The manuscript described a chiliad of peace following the great war.
• Each chiliad brought new technological advances to the empire.
• The poet contemplated the passage of chiliads in his epic verse.
• Archaeological evidence spans nearly a full chiliad of human settlement.