polemarch

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑləˌmɑɹk/

Noun

polemarch (plural polemarchs)

1. (historical, Ancient Greece, originally) The military commander in chief in Athens, one of the nine archonts.
2. (historical, Ancient Greece) A civil magistrate in Athens who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners.
3. (historical, Ancient Greece) In other Greek (city) states, a high military and civil officer.

Translations

high officer in Ancient Greek states

• Dutch: polemarch m
• Finnish: polemarkki
• French: polémarque (fr) m
• Greek: πολέμαρχος (el) m (polémarchos)

  Ancient Greek: πολέμαρχος m (polémarkhos)

• Italian: polemarco m
• Portuguese: polemarca m
• Spanish: polemarca m

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpoː.leːˈmɑrx/
• Hyphenation: po‧le‧march
• Rhymes: -ɑrx

Noun

polemarch m (plural polemarchen)

1. (historical, Ancient Greece) A polemarch, one of various high officers in Ancient Athens and other Greek (city) states.