POLEMARCH

Etymology

Noun

polemarch (plural polemarchs)

(historical, Ancient Greece, originally) The military commander in chief in Athens.

(historical, Ancient Greece) A civil magistrate in Athens who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners.

(historical, Ancient Greece) In other Greek cities, a high military and civil officer.

Source: Wiktionary


Pol"e*march, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

Definition: In Athens, originally, the military commanderin-chief; but, afterward, a civil magistrate who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners. In other Grecian cities, a high military and civil officer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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