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archontia

archontia noun: an archontate.

Noun

archontia (plural archonties)

  1. An archontate.
    • To sum up, the sigillographic evidence shows that Crete was an archontia governed by archons until the Arab invasion and the beginning of their conquest, i.e. circa 827-828.1988, Dēmētrēs Tsounkarakēs, Byzantine Crete: From the 5th Century to the Venetian Conquest, page 177
    • Before the creation of the Theme of Crete, and possibly for some time after, Crete enjoyed the special status of an archontia, which is shown by the numerous lead seals of the archontes of Crete dating from the eighth to the beginning of the ninth century.2021, Fotini Kondyli, Benjamin Anderson, The Byzantine Neighbourhood: Urban Space and Political Action

Forms of archontia

pluralarchonties

Origin of archontia

From Ancient Greek αρχοντιά (arkhontiá).

Questions about archontia

What does archontia mean?
Archontia means an archontate.
What part of speech is archontia?
Archontia is a noun.
What is the plural of archontia?
The plural of archontia is archonties.

Words near archontia in the dictionary

  1. archonship
  2. archonships
  3. archontate
  4. archontates
  5. archontes
  6. archontia
  7. archontic
  8. Archontics
  9. archonties
  10. archontological
  11. archontologist

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