polemarch
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑləˌmɑɹk/
Noun
editpolemarch (plural polemarchs)
- (historical, Ancient Greece, originally) The military commander in chief in Athens, one of the nine archonts.
- (historical, Ancient Greece) A civil magistrate in Athens who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners.
- (historical, Ancient Greece) In other Greek (city) states, a high military and civil officer.
Translations
edithigh officer in Ancient Greek states
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Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpolemarch m (plural polemarchen)
- (historical, Ancient Greece) a polemarch, one of various high officers in Ancient Athens and other Greek (city) states
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