polemarch

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑləˌmɑɹk/

Noun

polemarch (plural polemarchs)

(historical, Ancient Greece, originally) The military commander in chief in Athens, one of the nine archonts.
(historical, Ancient Greece) A civil magistrate in Athens who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners.
(historical, Ancient Greece) In other Greek (city) states, a high military and civil officer.

Translations

high officer in Ancient Greek states

Dutch: polemarch m
Finnish: polemarkki
French: polémarque (fr) m
Greek: πολέμαρχος (el) m (polémarchos)
Ancient Greek: πολέμαρχος m (polémarkhos)
Italian: polemarco m
Portuguese: polemarca m
Spanish: polemarca m

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpoː.leːˈmɑrx/
Hyphenation: po‧le‧march
Rhymes: -ɑrx

Noun

polemarch m (plural polemarchen)

(historical, Ancient Greece) a polemarch, one of various high officers in Ancient Athens and other Greek (city) states