† climatarchicadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek κλιματάρχης , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < Byzantine Greek κλιματάρχης (in plural, κλιματάρχαι ) order of divine beings ruling terrestrial regions ( < Hellenistic Greek κλίματ- , κλίμα region, clime (see climate n.¹) + ancient Greek -αρχης -arch comb. form¹) + -ic suffix. In sense 2 probably arising from a misapprehension of the dictionary record (compare quot. 1828 at sense 1).In quot. 1794 at sense 1 Taylor is citing Olympiodorus's Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades (6th cent.).

Obsolete. rare.

1. Presiding over a region of the earth (cf. climate n.¹ 1b).

ΚΠ

1794 T. Taylor in tr. Pausanias Descr. Greece III. Notes 280 Among the terrestrial [gods], some preside over climates, or are climatarchic κλιματαρχαι.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Climatarchic Presiding over climates.]

2. Presiding over or influencing climatic conditions.

ΚΠ

1874 B. F. Taylor World on Wheels 125 That a railroad should influence the weather is the very last thing that would be suspected, but it must plead guilty to the charge, for in certain regions it is almost climatarchic—a presider over climate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	climatarchic
释义	† climatarchicadj. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek κλιματάρχης , -ic suffix. Etymology: < Byzantine Greek κλιματάρχης (in plural, κλιματάρχαι ) order of divine beings ruling terrestrial regions ( < Hellenistic Greek κλίματ- , κλίμα region, clime (see climate n.¹) + ancient Greek -αρχης -arch comb. form¹) + -ic suffix. In sense 2 probably arising from a misapprehension of the dictionary record (compare quot. 1828 at sense 1).In quot. 1794 at sense 1 Taylor is citing Olympiodorus's Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades (6th cent.). Obsolete. rare. 1. Presiding over a region of the earth (cf. climate n.¹ 1b). ΚΠ 1794 T. Taylor in tr. Pausanias Descr. Greece III. Notes 280 Among the terrestrial [gods], some preside over climates, or are climatarchic κλιματαρχαι. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Climatarchic Presiding over climates.] 2. Presiding over or influencing climatic conditions. ΚΠ 1874 B. F. Taylor World on Wheels 125 That a railroad should influence the weather is the very last thing that would be suspected, but it must plead guilty to the charge, for in certain regions it is almost climatarchic—a presider over climate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1794
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