polemarch
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌmɑːk) /
noun
(in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
Origin of polemarch
1C16: from Greek polemarchos, from polemos war + archos ruler
Words Nearby polemarch
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How to use polemarch in a sentence
polemarch, pol′e-mark, n. a title of several officials in ancient Greek states.
After the death of Phoebidas the Lacedaemonians despatched a polemarch with a division by sea to form the garrison of Thespiae.
Hellenica | XenophonBesides the polemarch three other members of the peers share the royal quarters, mess, etc.
After the gymnastic exercises the senior polemarch gives the order (by herald) to be seated.
Thus the chief archon, the official guardian of orphans and The polemarch.
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