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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πρυτανεία (prutaneía, “presidency”), from πρύτανις (prútanis).
Noun
prytany (plural prytanies)
- (historical, Ancient Greece) The period during which the presidency of the senate belonged to the prytanes of the section
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