archon

archon
noun /ˈɑːkən/
a) A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.

, 1980: Hated by the archons of Athens for his fearless condemnation of municipal graft, he was hypocritically arraigned on a charge of corrupting Athenian youth. (Burgess, Earthly Powers)

b) A ruler, head of state or other leader.

, 1922: But neither the midwife’s lore nor the caudlectures saved him from the archons of Sinn Fein and their noggin of hemlock. (Joyce, Ulysses)

See Also: archaeo-, archaic, archaism, archeo-, archive, -archy

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