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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How to use polemarch in a sentence

Polemarch, pol′e-mark, n. a title of several officials in ancient Greek states.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
After the death of Phoebidas the Lacedaemonians despatched a polemarch with a division by sea to form the garrison of Thespiae.
Hellenica|Xenophon
Besides the polemarch three other members of the peers share the royal quarters, mess, etc.
The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians|Xenophon
After the gymnastic exercises the senior polemarch gives the order (by herald) to be seated.
The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians|Xenophon

Thus the chief archon, the official guardian of orphans and The polemarch.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5|Various