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logothete

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈlɒɡəθiːt/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various state officials or functionaries in the Byzantine Empire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dhédheh1ti Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek θέτης (thétēs) Byzantine Greek λογοθέτης (logothétēs)bor. Medieval Latin logothetalbor. English logothete Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin logotheta, borrowed from Byzantine Greek λογοθέτης (logothétēs), from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) + θέτης (thétēs).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: լոգոթետ (logotʻet) — any of various state officials or functionaries in the Byzantine Empire
  • Greek: λογοθέτης (logothétis) — any of various state officials or functionaries in the Byzantine Empire
  • Ancient Greek: λογοθέτης (logothétēs) — any of various state officials or functionaries in the Byzantine Empire
  • Italian: logoteta — any of various state officials or functionaries in the Byzantine Empire
  • Romanian: logofăt — any of various state officials or functionaries in the Byzantine Empire
  • Turkish: loğofet — any of various state officials or functionaries in the Byzantine Empire
  • Ottoman Turkish: لغوفت (loğofet) — any of various state officials or functionaries in the Byzantine Empire