irenarch
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin īrēnarcha, īrēnarchēs, from Ancient Greek εἰρηνάρχης (eirēnárkhēs), from εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, “peace”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪɹɪnɑː(ɹ)k/
Noun
irenarch (plural irenarchs)
- (historical) An officer in Ancient Greece having functions corresponding to those of a Justice of the Peace.
References
- irenarch in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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