amphictyon
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Amphictyones, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones), both of which are only attested in the plural. Probably the word originally meant "dwellers around, neighbours".
Noun
editamphictyon (plural amphictyons)
- (Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editdeputee from the confederated states of Ancient Greece
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French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Amphictyones, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones), both of which are only attested in the plural.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editamphictyon m (plural amphictyons)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “amphictyon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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