pylagore

pylagore
\\ˈpiləˌgō(ə)r, ˈpīl-\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Greek pylagoras, from Pylai Pylae, Thermopylae, meeting place of the amphictyonic council + Greek -agoras (from ageirein to collect, assemble) — more at gregarious
: a deputy of a state at the council of the Delphic Amphictyony of ancient Greece

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  • Pylagore — Pyl a*gore, n. [Gr. ?; ? Pyl[ae], or Thermopyl[ae], where the Amphictyonic council met + ? to assemble: cf. F. pylagore.] (Gr. Antiq.) a deputy of a State at the Amphictyonic council. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pylagore — (pi la go r ) s. m. Terme d antiquité grecque. Orateur député à l assemblée des amphictyons, à Pyles et à Delphes. •   Les pylagores s occupaient exclusivement de toutes les questions du droit public ; ils récompensaient les services rendus à la… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • pylagore — pyla·gore …   English syllables

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