ARCHON

archon. Archon, n. a chief magistrate of Athens

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Ar″chon (�), n. [[L. archon, Gr. �, �, ruler, chief magistrate, p. pr. of � to be first, to rule.]] (Antiq.) One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preëminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates. — Ar‐chon″tic (�), a.