"polemarch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɑləˌmɑɹk/ [General-American] Forms: polemarchs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|πολέμαρχος}} Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} polemarch (plural polemarchs)
  1. (historical, Ancient Greece, originally) The military commander in chief in Athens, one of the nine archonts. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Greece
    Sense id: en-polemarch-en-noun-lhfnWdpi
  2. (historical, Ancient Greece) A civil magistrate in Athens who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Greece
    Sense id: en-polemarch-en-noun-yPmB9RBw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -arch, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 52 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -arch: 14 55 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 60 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 65 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 72 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 63 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 59 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 61 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 73 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 60 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 73 23
  3. (historical, Ancient Greece) In other Greek (city) states, a high military and civil officer. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Greece Translations (high officer in Ancient Greek states): πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), polemarch [masculine] (Dutch), polemarkki (Finnish), polémarque [masculine] (French), πολέμαρχος (polémarchos) [masculine] (Greek), polemarco [masculine] (Italian), polemarca [masculine] (Portuguese), polemarca [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-polemarch-en-noun-5aReZxDy Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 13 19 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 1 13 86 Disambiguation of 'high officer in Ancient Greek states': 11 9 80

Inflected forms

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