prytany

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρυτανεία (prutaneía, presidency), from πρύτανις (prútanis).

Noun

prytany (plural prytanies)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) The period during which the presidency of the senate belonged to the prytanes of the section

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