Etymology

lexiarch

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Today it means: In ancient Athens: someone whose role it was to ensure that only citizens entered the ecclesia ("the public legislative assembly of the Athenians"). Full definition →

Ancient Greek ληξίαρχος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromληξίαρχος
  2. English todaylexiarch

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ληξίαρχος (lēxíarkhos).

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