symposiarch

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noun

The master of a feast.

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Meanings

nounsymposiarch (plural symposiarchs)

plural symposiarchs

  1. historicalAncient GreeceThe master of a feast.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσυμποσίαρχος
  2. Englishsymposiarch

From Ancient Greek συμποσίαρχος (sumposíarkhos). By surface analysis, symposium + -arch.

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Translations

Greek αρχιτρίκλινος
  • αρχιτρίκλινος (architríklinos)symposiarch
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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