Meanings
plural archiaters
- historicalThe chief, or highest-ranked physician of a prince, city or country, such as the Holy Roman Empire
in his edition of Cicero's Oration for Archias , Lemgo , and Denmark , however , the dignity of Archiater still exists
1834, “ARCHIATER”, in Penny Cyclopaedia1 more example
He brought into private practice and made the best use of these methods of precision which he had employed as a teacher, soon became the archiater of New York, and was esteemed as much for his gentle qualities as for his professional ability
1884, J. W. S. Gouley, “Recollecions of Dr. Alonzo Clark”, in Transactions of the New York State Medical Association for the Year 1884
Origin
Translations
Catalan arquiatre
- arquiatrethe chief physician of a prince or city
Finnish arkkiatri
- arkkiatrithe chief physician of a prince or city
French archiatre, archiâtre
- archiatrethe chief physician of a prince or city
- archiâtrethe chief physician of a prince or city
German Archiater, Leibarzt
- Archiaterthe chief physician of a prince or city
- Leibarztthe chief physician of a prince or city
Italian archiatra
- archiatrathe chief physician of a prince or city
Portuguese arquiatro, arquíatro
- arquiatrothe chief physician of a prince or city
- arquíatrothe chief physician of a prince or city
Swedish arkiater, livläkare
- arkiaterthe chief physician of a prince or city
- livläkarethe chief physician of a prince or city
Cite this entry
archiater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archiater
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