eirenarch

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eirenarch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Irenarch \I"re*narch\, n. [L. irenarcha, irenarches, Gr. ?; ?
     peace + ? to rule.] (Gr. Antiq.)
     An officer in the Greek empire having functions corresponding
     to those of a justice of the peace. [Written also
     eirenarch.] Irenic

  Eirenarch \Ei`re*narch\, n. [See Irenarch.] (Gr. Antiq.)
     A justice of the peace; irenarch.
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