ὀρφανοφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀρφᾰνός (orphănós, orphan) +‎ φύλαξ (phúlax, guard).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰξ • (orphănophŭ́lăxm (genitive ὀρφᾰνοφῠ́λᾰκος); third declension

  1. (at Athens) one who guards orphans
  2. (in the plural) guardians of orphans who had lost their fathers in war

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