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polemarch

US/ˈpɑləˌmɑɹk/

polemarch noun: the military commander-in-chief in Athens, one of the nine archonts.

Noun

polemarch (plural polemarchs)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece, originally) The military commander-in-chief in Athens, one of the nine archonts.
  2. (historical, Ancient Greece) A civil magistrate in Athens who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners.
  3. (historical, Ancient Greece) In other Greek (city) states, a high military and civil officer.

Forms of polemarch

pluralpolemarchs

Origin of polemarch

From Latin polemarchus, from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos). By surface analysis, polem- + -arch.

Questions about polemarch

What does polemarch mean?
Polemarch means the military commander-in-chief in Athens, one of the nine archonts.
What part of speech is polemarch?
Polemarch is a noun.
How do you pronounce polemarch?
Polemarch is pronounced /ˈpɑləˌmɑɹk/ (US).
What is the plural of polemarch?
The plural of polemarch is polemarchs.

Words near polemarch in the dictionary

  1. Poleland
  2. poleless
  3. polelike
  4. polem-
  5. poleman
  6. polemarch
  7. polemarchs
  8. polembryony
  9. polemen
  10. polemic
  11. polemical

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