anarch

[ an-ahrk ]

/ ˈæn ɑrk /

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noun Archaic.

Nearby words

anapophysis, anapsid, anaptotic, anaptyxis, anapurna, anarch, anarchic, anarchism, anarchist, anarchistic, anarcho-syndicalism

Origin of anarch

First recorded in 1880–85; back formation from anarchy

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Examples from the Web for anarch

The anarch's huge fists became knotted; wrinkles corrugated his forehead; but he did not stir.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath
His greatest service to his own country, indeed, was not as anarch, but as teacher of writing.
A Book of Prefaces|H. L. Mencken
And now she was discovering what a disorganizer love is, what an anarch among plans, what a smasher of china.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
Like Carlo Cafiero, the rich Italian anarch, you must give your money to us—every cent of it.
Visionaries|James Huneker

Weapons of the most ethereal temper spend their keenness in vain against the 'anarch old' whose power lies in utter insensibility.
Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)|Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for anarch

anarch

/ (ˈænɑːk) /

noun

archaic an instigator or personification of anarchy

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Word Origin and History for anarch

anarch

"leader of leaderlessness," 1660s, a deliciously paradoxical word used by Milton, Pope, Byron; see anarchy.

anarch

noun Archaic.

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British Dictionary definitions for anarch

anarch

noun

Word Origin and History for anarch

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