xystarch

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noun

The officer in charge of a xystus in Ancient Greece.

OriginLatin xystarchēs ← Ancient Greek ξυστάρχης →
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Meanings

nounxystarch (plural xystarchs)

plural xystarchs

  1. The officer in charge of a xystus in Ancient Greece.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekξυστάρχης
  2. Latinxystarchēs
  3. Englishxystarch

Learned borrowing from Latin xystarchēs, from Ancient Greek ξυστάρχης (xustárkhēs).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ξυστάρχης
  • ξυστάρχης (xustárkhēs)officer in charge of a xystus
French xystarche
  • xystarcheofficer in charge of a xystus
German Xystarch
  • Xystarchofficer in charge of a xystus
Greek ξυστάρχης
  • ξυστάρχης (xystárchis)officer in charge of a xystus
Latin xystarchēs
  • xystarchēsofficer in charge of a xystus
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APA

xystarch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xystarch

MLA

“xystarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xystarch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xystarch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xystarch.

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