English
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Etymology
Greek α���ν �ruler�, a noun use of the present participle of α��ειν �to rule�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'�:k�n/

Noun
en-noun

1. a chief magistrate of ancient Athens

#:*1980: Hated by the archons of Athens for his fearless condemnation of municipal graft, he was hypocritically arraigned on a charge of corrupting Athenian youth. (Burgess, Earthly Powers)

1. a ruler, head of state or other leader

#:*1922: But neither the midwife�s lore nor the caudlectures saved him from the archons of Sinn Fein and their noggin of hemlock. (Joyce, Ulysses)

1. gnosticism a supernatural being subordinate to the Demiurge

Translations
French: archonte m
Norwegian: t-|no|arkont|m

io:archon
la:archon
vi:archon

• 2007-12-01 22:37 - Meco - {{en-noun}}, Norwegian translation

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