prytany

noun

pryt·​a·​ny

-ᵊnē

plural -es

1

: the presidential office of the Athenian senate held successively during the year by each of the ten sections into which the senate was divided

2

: one of the ten divisions of the Athenian senate during its presidency

3

: the period during which a section of the senate held the office of president

Word History

Etymology

Greek prytaneia, from prytanis + -eia -y

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