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archontology

UK/ɑːkɒnˈtɒləd͡ʒɪ/

archontology noun: the study of historical offices and the people who held them.

Noun

archontology (uncountable)

  1. The study of historical offices and the people who held them.

Origin of archontology

From Latin archontologia, equivalent to Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn, “ruler”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”).

Words formed from archontology

Questions about archontology

What does archontology mean?
Archontology means the study of historical offices and the people who held them.
What part of speech is archontology?
Archontology is a noun.
How do you pronounce archontology?
Archontology is pronounced /ɑːkɒnˈtɒləd͡ʒɪ/ (UK).

Words near archontology in the dictionary

  1. Archontics
  2. archonties
  3. archontological
  4. archontologist
  5. archontologists
  6. archontology
  7. archopallium
  8. archoplasm
  9. archoplasmic
  10. archoplasms
  11. archosaur

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