Meanings
nounpolemarch (plural polemarchs)
plural polemarchs
- historicalAncient Greece; originally; Ancient Greece; originallyThe military commander-in-chief in Athens, one of the nine archonts.
- historicalAncient GreeceA civil magistrate in Athens who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners.
- historicalAncient GreeceIn other Greek (city) states, a high military and civil officer.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπολέμαρχος
- Latinpolemarchus
- Englishpolemarch
From Latin polemarchus, from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos). By surface analysis, polem- + -arch.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος
- πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos)high officer in Ancient Greek states
Dutch polemarch
- polemarchhigh officer in Ancient Greek states
Finnish polemarkki
- polemarkkihigh officer in Ancient Greek states
French polémarque
- polémarquehigh officer in Ancient Greek states
German Polemarch
- Polemarchhigh officer in Ancient Greek states
Greek πολέμαρχος
- πολέμαρχος (polémarchos)high officer in Ancient Greek states
Italian polemarco
- polemarcohigh officer in Ancient Greek states
Latin polemarchus
- polemarchushigh officer in Ancient Greek states
Portuguese polemarca
- polemarcahigh officer in Ancient Greek states
Russian полемарх
- полемарх (polemarx)high officer in Ancient Greek states
Spanish polemarca
- polemarcahigh officer in Ancient Greek states
Cite this entry
APA
polemarch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemarch
MLA
“polemarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemarch. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polemarch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemarch.
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