Etymology

archon

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Today it means: A chief magistrate of ancient Athens. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄρχων
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄρχων
  2. English todayarchon

From Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn), a noun use of the present participle of ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”).

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