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ar·chon
\ˈärˌkän, -_kən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek archōn, from present participle of archein to rule, begin — more at archi-
1. : a chief magistrate in ancient Athens; especially : one of nine chief magistrates in Athens after 683 B.C. with executive, judicial, religious, military, legislative, and administrative functions
2. : a magistrate of any of the Jewish communities of the Diaspora in the Greco-Roman period
3. : a ruler, high official, presiding officer, or leader
< George Ripley, archon of the Farm, built Brook Farm in the image of his belief — Tom Brooks >
4. [Middle Greek, from Greek] Eastern Church
a. : an ecclesiastical official who directs special services of a cathedral
b. : an ecclesiastic who administers various business matters of the churches of a patriarchate |