scholarch

noun

schol·​arch

ˈskäˌlärk

plural -s

1

: the head of a school

especially : the leader of an Athenian school of philosophy

2

[French scolarque & German scholarch, from Late Greek scholarchēs] archaic : a school inspector in France or Germany

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek scholarchēs, from Greek scholē school + -archēs -arch

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