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polemarch

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈpɑləˌmɑɹk/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The military commander in chief in Athens, one of the nine archonts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Qualifier: Ancient Greece; originally; Ancient Greece; originally

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A civil magistrate in Athens who had jurisdiction in respect of strangers and sojourners.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Qualifier: Ancient Greece

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3

noun

Meaning 3

In other Greek (city) states, a high military and civil officer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Qualifier: Ancient Greece

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History

Etymology

From Latin polemarchus, from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos). By surface analysis, polem- + -arch.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: polemarch — high officer in Ancient Greek states
  • Finnish: polemarkki — high officer in Ancient Greek states
  • French: polémarque — high officer in Ancient Greek states
  • German: Polemarch — high officer in Ancient Greek states
  • Greek: πολέμαρχος (polémarchos) — high officer in Ancient Greek states
  • Ancient Greek: πολέμαρχος (polémarkhos) — high officer in Ancient Greek states
  • Italian: polemarco — high officer in Ancient Greek states
  • Latin: polemarchus — high officer in Ancient Greek states
  • Portuguese: polemarca — high officer in Ancient Greek states
  • Russian: полемарх (polemarx) — high officer in Ancient Greek states
  • Spanish: polemarca — high officer in Ancient Greek states