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Webster 1913 Edition


Xystarch

Xyst′arch

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Noun.
[L.
xystarches
, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK] a xyst + [GREEK] to rule.]
(Gr. Antiq.)
An officer having the superintendence of the xyst.
Dr. W. Smith.

Definition 2024


xystarch

xystarch

English

Noun

xystarch (plural xystarchs)

  1. The officer in charge of a xystus in Ancient Greece.