See Also: phylarch(dictionary)

phylarch (iou)



phylarch noun. M16.
[Latin phylarchus from Greek phularkhos, formed as PHYLE: see -ARCH.]
(The title of) any of certain magistrates in the ideal commonwealths of Plato, More, and others. M16.
The ruler or leader of a phyle in ancient Greece; any tribal chief. M17.
phy'larchic adjective E19.
phy'larchical adjective M19.
phylarchy noun the position of a phylarch; tribal government: E18.