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📚 noun • entry_id 32087

archon

/ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
arconte
A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
Hated by the archons of Athens for his fearless condemnation of municipal graft, he was hypocritically arraigned on a charge of corrupting Athenian youth.
Phrases
archonship
Word forms
archonsarchontesarkhon