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scholarch

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[skol-ahrk] / ˈskɒl ɑrk /

noun

  1. the head of a school.

  2. the head of a school of philosophy in ancient Athens.

Etymology

Origin of scholarch

From the Greek word scholárchēs, dating back to 1860–65. See school 1, -arch

Example Sentences

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The only work attributed to him is a treatise on divination, but his reputation may be gauged by the fact that in 44 B.C. the Areopagus invited him to succeed Andronicus of Rhodes as scholarch.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

Aristo is frequently confounded with another philosopher of the same name, Ariston of Iulis, in Ceos, who, about 230 B.C., succeeded Lyco as scholarch of the Peripatetics.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

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