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ar·chon  (ärkn, -kn)
n.
1. A high official; a ruler.
2. One of the nine principal magistrates of ancient Athens.
3. An authoritative figure; a leader: archons of cultural modernism.

[Latin archn, from Greek arkhn, from present participle of arkhein, to rule.]

archon·ship n.

archon [ˈɑːkɒn -kən]
n
(Historical Terms) (Law) (in ancient Athens) one of the nine chief magistrates
[from Greek arkhōn ruler, from arkhein to rule]
archonship  n

archon
one of the nine magistrates in ancient Athens, chosen from the leading families to oversee the civil and religious life of the city.
See also: Greece and Greeks


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