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xystarch

xystarch noun: the officer in charge of a xystus in Ancient Greece.

Noun

xystarch (plural xystarchs)

  1. The officer in charge of a xystus in Ancient Greece.

Forms of xystarch

pluralxystarchs

Origin of xystarch

Learned borrowing from Latin xystarchēs, from Ancient Greek ξυστάρχης (xustárkhēs).

Questions about xystarch

What does xystarch mean?
Xystarch means the officer in charge of a xystus in Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is xystarch?
Xystarch is a noun.
What is the plural of xystarch?
The plural of xystarch is xystarchs.

Words near xystarch in the dictionary

  1. xysmalobin
  2. xysmalogenin
  3. xysmalorin
  4. xyst
  5. xysta
  6. xystarch
  7. xystarchs
  8. xyster
  9. xysters
  10. xysti
  11. xystodesmid

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