Asiarch
See also: asiarch
English
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editFrom Latin Asiarcha, from Ancient Greek Ἀσιάρχης (Asiárkhēs).
Noun
editAsiarch (plural Asiarchs)
- (historical) One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites.
- 1794, Joseph Milner, The History of the Church of Christ:
- They now begged Philip, the Asiarch, to let out a lion against Polycarp
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editone of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia
References
edit- “Asiarch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἀσιάρχης (Asiárkhēs).
Noun
editAsiarch m (weak, genitive Asiarchen, plural Asiarchen)
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