Usually means: Ruler in ancient Greek city-states.
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  1. archon: Merriam-Webster
  2. archon: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. archon: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. archon: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Archon, archon: Wordnik
  6. archon: Wiktionary
  7. archon: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. archon: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. archon: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Archon, archon: Dictionary.com
  11. archon: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Archon (Dungeons & Dragons), Archon (Gnosticism), Archon (computer game), Archon (convention), Archon (disambiguation), Archon (software), Archon: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Archon: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. archon: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. Archon: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. archon: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  17. archon: FreeDictionary.org
  18. archon: TheFreeDictionary.com
  19. archon: Merriam-Webster

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  1. archon: Encyclopedia

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  1. ARCHON: Acronym Finder

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Definitions from Wiktionary (archon)

▸ noun:  A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
▸ noun:  A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings.
▸ noun:  A ruler, head of state or other leader.
▸ noun:  (Gnosticism) A supernatural being subordinate to the Demiurge.

Similar:
archonship, archontate, archiater, irenarch, Archigetes, archisynagogue, Archegetes, arch, toxarch, phylarch, more...

Phrases:
Eponymous archon, Archon basileus, G-Aerosports Archon, more...

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first, chief, eponymous, athenian, second, third, hamden, great, greek, annual, single

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Similar:
archonship, archontate, archiater, irenarch, Archigetes, archisynagogue, Archegetes, arch, toxarch, phylarch, more...

Phrases:
Eponymous archon, Archon basileus, G-Aerosports Archon, more...

Adjectives:
first, chief, eponymous, athenian, second, third, hamden, great, greek, annual, single

Colors:
    gold,     silver,     purple,     blue,     red, more...



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