polemarch

noun

pol·​e·​march

ˈpäləˌmärk

plural -s

: a chieftain or military commander in ancient Greece

especially : the third archon in ancient Athens presiding at the court and having jurisdiction over the causes of the metics

Word History

Etymology

Greek polemarchos, from polemos war + archos ruler

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