noun
Meaning 1
The ruler of a phyle in Ancient Greece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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phylarch
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UK: /ˈfaɪlɑːk/
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General-American: /ˈfaɪlɑɹk/
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rhymes with -aɪlɑː(ɹ)k
noun
Meaning 2
An Athenian hipparch, head of an Athenian clan in battle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 3
A tribal chief, magistrate, or other local ruler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Latin phylarchus, from Ancient Greek φύλαρχος (phúlarkhos), from φῡλή (phūlḗ, “large clan or tribe of ancient Greece”).