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archon definition

ar·chon (är′kän′, -kən)

noun

  1. one of the chief magistrates of ancient Athens
  2. a ruler or chief officer

Etymology: Gr archōn < archein: see arch-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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