"prytane" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹaɪˈteɪn/ Forms: prytanes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρύτανις (prútanis). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|grc:πρύτανις|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πρύτανις", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "prytane", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="prytane"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρύτανις (prútanis). Head templates: {{en-noun}} prytane (plural prytanes)
  1. The priest or chief magistrate who presided over a prytaneum.
    Sense id: en-prytane-en-noun-PqYjYHq3
  2. A board of magistrates presiding over a prytaneum.
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Inflected forms

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