Ar″chon (�), n. [L. archon, Gr. �, �, ruler, chief magistrate, p. pr. of � to be first, to rule.] (Antiq.) One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preëminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates. — Ar‐chon″tic (�), a.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.