Gym‐na″si‐arch (jĭm‐nā″zĭ‐ärk), n. [L. gymnasiarchus, Gr. γυμνασίαρχοσ; γυμνάσιον + ἄρχειν to govern: cf. F. gymnasiarque.] (Gr. Antiq.) An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia, and provided the oil and other necessaries at his own expense.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.