symposiarch

[ sim-poh-zee-ahrk ]
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noun
  1. the president, director, or master of a symposium.

  2. a toastmaster.

Origin of symposiarch

1
From the Greek word symposíarchos, dating back to 1595–1605. See symposium, -arch

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How to use symposiarch in a sentence

  • Olympius had risen from his place as symposiarch and was leaning against a door-post awaiting death with manly composure.

    Serapis, Complete | Georg Ebers
  • And now, said the Emperor, you must all obey your symposiarch, and I am going to tell you each in turn what to do.

    Darkness and Dawn | Frederic W. Farrar
  • The symposiarch, or arbiter bibendi, settled the proportions to be used.

  • They have their absolute ruler, the symposiarch, their accepted order of drinking, their proper scale of fines.

    Odd Bits of History | Henry W. Wolff

British Dictionary definitions for symposiarch

symposiarch

/ (sɪmˈpəʊzɪˌɑːk) /


noun
  1. the president of a symposium, esp in classical Greece

  2. a rare word for toastmaster

Origin of symposiarch

1
C17: from Greek; see symposium, -arch

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