Etymology

prytany

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Today it means: The period during which the presidency of the senate belonged to the prytanes of the section Full definition →

Ancient Greek πρυτανεία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρυτανεία“presidency”
  2. English todayprytany

From Ancient Greek πρυτανεία (prutaneía, “presidency”), from πρύτανις (prútanis).

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