demesman

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noun

A member of the same deme; a member of the same township in Attica in Greece of the Classical period.

OriginEnglish man ← Middle English man ← Old English mann →
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Meanings

noundemesman (plural demesmen)

plural demesmen

  1. historicalA member of the same deme; a member of the same township in Attica in Greece of the Classical period.

Origin

  1. Englishdeme
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  3. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  5. Old Englishmann
  6. Middle Englishman
  7. Englishman
  8. Englishdemesman

From deme + -s- + man.

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APA

demesman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demesman

MLA

“demesman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demesman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demesman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demesman.

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