THESMOTHETE

Etymology

Noun

thesmothete (plural thesmothetes)

(historical, Ancient Greece) A junior archon in Ancient Greece.

Source: Wiktionary


Thes"mo*thete, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

Definition: A lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six junior archons at Athens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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