Archon Definition
ärkŏn, -kən
noun
A high official; a ruler.
American Heritage
One of the chief magistrates of ancient Athens.
Webster's New World
One of the nine principal magistrates of ancient Athens.
American Heritage
A ruler or chief officer.
Webster's New World
An authoritative figure; a leader.
Archons of cultural modernism.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Archon
Noun
Singular:
archon
Plural:
archons, archontesOrigin of Archon
Latin archōn from Greek arkhōn from present participle of arkhein to rule
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ἄρχων (arkhōn), a noun use of the present participle of ἄρχειν (arkhein, “to rule”).
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