polemarch

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   in ancient Greece, a senior military commander or war leader

   The assembly appointed a polemarch to command the city's forces.

2. 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.

From Latin polemarchus and Greek polemarchos, formed from polemos, 'war,' and archos, 'ruler or leader.' The title therefore literally denotes a war leader.

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