alabarch

English

Alternative forms

• arabarch

Etymology

From Latin alabarches, more correctly arabarches, from Ancient Greek Ἀλαβάρχης (Alabárkhēs), more correctly Ἀραβάρχης (Arabárkhēs, “the prefect of the Arabian nome in Egypt, in Josephus appar. as in def.”), from Ἄραψ (Áraps) pl. Ἄρᾰβες (Árabes, “Arabs”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).

Noun

alabarch (plural alabarchs)

1. The title of the governor or chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors.

Translations

chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors

• Portuguese: alabarca (pt) m

References

• “alabarch”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.