irenarch
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin īrēnarcha, īrēnarchēs, from Ancient Greek εἰρηνάρχης (eirēnárkhēs), from εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, “peace”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
irenarch (plural irenarchs)
- (historical) An officer in Ancient Greece having functions corresponding to those of a Justice of the Peace.
Translations edit
Translations
|
References edit
- “irenarch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.