archon

(ärkän′, -kən)

noun

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

Origin: Gr archōn < archein: see arch-

See archon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A high official; a ruler.
  2. One of the nine principal magistrates of ancient Athens.
  3. An authoritative figure; a leader: archons of cultural modernism.

Origin:

Origin: Latin archōn

Origin: , from Greek arkhōn

Origin: , from

Origin: present participle of arkhein, to rule

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Related Forms:

  • arˈchon·shipˌ noun

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