agonothete
noun
agon·o·thete
ə-ˈgä-nə-ˌthēt
plural agonothetes or agonothetae
ˌa-gə-ˈnä-thə-ˌtē,
-ˌtī
: the judge or director of public games in ancient Greece
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin agonotheta, from Greek agōnothetēs, from agōn + -thetēs (from tithenai to appoint, make, do)
First Known Use
1600, in the meaning defined above
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- clowning
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- clownishness
- clownishnesses