polemarch
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌmɑːk) /
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noun
(in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
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Word Origin for polemarch
C16: from Greek polemarchos, from polemos war + archos ruler
Words nearby polemarch
pole hammer, pole horse, pole house, poleis, pole jump, polemarch, pole mast, polemic, polemicize, polemics, polemist
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