See Also: prytanis(dictionary)

prytanis (iou)



prytanis noun. . Also (earlier) Anglicized as prytan, pl. -s. M17.
[Greek prutanis = prince, ruler.]
Greek History. A member of the presiding division of the Athenian Council of Five Hundred. M17.
Greek History. The chief magistrate of a Greek State, as of Rhodes, Lycia, or Miletus. L17.
transf. A president, a chief. M19.