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Webster 1913 Edition


Phylarch

Phy′larch

,
Noun.
[L.
phylarchus
, Gr. [GREEK]. See
Phyle
, and
-arch
.]
(Gr. Antiq.)
The chief of a phyle, or tribe.

Definition 2024


phylarch

phylarch

English

Noun

phylarch (plural phylarchs)

  1. The ruler of a phyle in Ancient Greece.
  2. A tribal chief, magistrate, or other local ruler.
  3. Athenian hipparch, head of an Athenian clan in battle.