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polemarch

/ ˈpɒlɪˌmɑːk /

noun

  1. (in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polemarch1

C16: from Greek polemarchos, from polemos war + archos ruler
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Example Sentences

Polemarch, pol′e-mark, n. a title of several officials in ancient Greek states.

After the death of Phoebidas the Lacedaemonians despatched a polemarch with a division by sea to form the garrison of Thespiae.

Besides the polemarch three other members of the peers share the royal quarters, mess, etc.

After the gymnastic exercises the senior polemarch gives the order (by herald) to be seated.

Thus the chief archon, the official guardian of orphans and The polemarch.

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