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archon
ar·chon [ r kòn ] (plural ar·chons)


noun 
Definition:
 
Athenian magistrate: in ancient Greece, one of the nine chief Athenian magistrates
[Late 16th century. < Greek arkhōn< arkhein "to rule"]

ar·chon·ship noun
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