English Explanatory Dictionary

lexiarch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In ancient Athens: someone whose role it was to ensure that only citizens entered the ecclesia ("the public legislative assembly of the Athenians").

Word forms

lexiarch lexiarchs lexiarchoi

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ληξίαρχος (lēxíarkhos).

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