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nomophylax

nomophylax noun: a magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.

Noun

nomophylax (plural nomophylakes)

  1. (historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.

Forms of nomophylax

pluralnomophylakes

Origin of nomophylax

From Ancient Greek νομοφύλαξ (nomophúlax, “nomophylax”), from νόμος (nómos, “law”) + φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”).

Words formed from nomophylax

Questions about nomophylax

What does nomophylax mean?
Nomophylax means a magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
What part of speech is nomophylax?
Nomophylax is a noun.
What is the plural of nomophylax?
The plural of nomophylax is nomophylakes.

Words near nomophylax in the dictionary

  1. nomophobes
  2. nomophobia
  3. nomophobic
  4. nomophylactic
  5. nomophylakes
  6. nomophylax
  7. nomos
  8. nomotheism
  9. nomotheist
  10. nomotheistic
  11. nomotheists

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