polemarch

== English == === Etymology === From Latin polemarchus, from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos). By surface analysis, polem- +‎ -arch. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑləˌmɑɹk/ === Noun === polemarch (plural polemarchs) (historical, Ancient Greece, originally) The military commander in chief in Athens, one of the nine archonts. (historical, Ancient Greece) A civil magistrate in Athens who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners. (historical, Ancient Greece) In other Greek (city) states, a high military and civil officer. ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpoː.leːˈmɑrx/ Hyphenation: po‧le‧march Rhymes: -ɑrx === Noun === polemarch m (plural polemarchen, no diminutive) (historical, Ancient Greece) a polemarch, one of various high officers in Ancient Athens and other Greek (city) states