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Gymnasiarch
Gym-na′si-arch
(jĭm-nā′zĭ-ärk)
, Noun.
[L.
gymnasiarchus
, Gr. γυμνασίαρχος
; γυμνάσιον
+ ἄρχειν
to govern: cf. F. gymnasiarque
.] (Gr. Antiq.)
An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia, and provided the oil and other necessaries at his own expense.
Definition 2024
gymnasiarch
gymnasiarch
English
Noun
gymnasiarch (plural gymnasiarchs)
- (historical) An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia and paid for the oil and other necessities.