Plutarch

Meanings

1. The classical historian and essayist Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46-120 C.E.). Often used as a byword for a biographer, to suggest that the writer is especially skilled or has other attributes associated with Plutarch.

1. Any specific edition of a work by Plutarch, often specifically Plutarch's Lives

Etymology

Via Latin Plūtarchus from Ancient Greek Πλούτᾰρχος (Ploútărkhos).