polemarch C2 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈpɑləˌmɑɹk/ UK /ˈpɒləˌmɑːk/ See IPA manual Freq #466848 Meanings 1 noun in ancient Greece, a senior military commander or war leader The assembly appointed a polemarch to command the city's forces. 2 noun one of the nine archons of ancient Athens, originally a commander and later a civil magistrate with jurisdiction over noncitizens The Athenian polemarch presided over legal matters involving resident foreigners. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · in ancient greece, a senior... military commanderwar leader 2 noun · one of the nine archons of... archonmagistrate Word family Derived forms polemarchic Related forms archonstrategos Etymology From Latin polemarchus and Greek polemarchos, formed from polemos, 'war,' and archos, 'ruler or leader.' The title therefore literally denotes a war leader. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # polemarch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɑləˌmɑɹk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒləˌmɑːk/ **Frequency rank:** 466848 ## Meanings 1. in ancient Greece, a senior military commander or war leader 2. one of the nine archons of ancient Athens, originally a commander and later a civil magistrate with jurisdiction over noncitizens ## Examples - The assembly appointed a polemarch to command the city's forces. - The Athenian polemarch presided over legal matters involving resident foreigners. ## Synonyms - military commander - war leader - archon ## Derived Forms - polemarchic ## Related Forms - archon - strategos ## Etymology From Latin polemarchus and Greek polemarchos, formed from polemos, 'war,' and archos, 'ruler or leader.' The title therefore literally denotes a war leader. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown