xystarch

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• Xystarch — Xyst arch, n. [L. xystarches, Gr. ?, ? a xyst + ? to rule.] (Gr. Antiq.) An office? having the superintendence of the xyst. Dr. W. Smith. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• xystarch — noun The officer in charge of a xystus in Ancient Greece …   Wiktionary

• Xystus (architectural term) — Xystus was the Greek architectural term for the covered portico of the gymnasium, in which the exercises took place during the winter or in rainy weather, etc. The Romans applied the term to the garden walk in front of the porticoes, which was… …   Wikipedia