English Explanatory Dictionary

prytane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The priest or chief magistrate who presided over a prytaneum.
  2. A board of magistrates presiding over a prytaneum.

Pronunciation

/pɹaɪˈteɪn/

Word forms

prytane prytanes

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρύτανις (prútanis).

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