kɒn noun
1.
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
2.
any ruler.
Origin:
1650–60; < Greek árchōn magistrate, ruler, noun use of present participle of árchein to be first, rule; see archi-
1650–60; < Greek árchōn magistrate, ruler, noun use of present participle of árchein to be first, rule; see archi-
Related forms
ar·chon·ship, noun
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| —n | |
| (in ancient Athens) one of the nine chief magistrates | |
| [C17: from Greek arkhōn ruler, from arkhein to rule] | |
| 'archonship | |
| —n | |
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archon
one of the nine chief magistrates of ancient Athens, 1650s, from Gk. arkhon "ruler," prp. of arkhein "to rule," from PIE *arkhein- "to begin, rule, command," a "Gk. verb of unknown origin, but showing archaic Indo-European features ... with derivatives arkhe, 'rule, beginning,' and arkhos, 'ruler' "
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