Am‐phic″ty‐ons (�), n. pl. [L. Amphictyones, Gr. �. Prob. the word was orig. � dwellers around, neighbors.] (Grecian Hist.) Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.