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anarch, n. and a.|ˈænək|
[ad. Gr. ἄναρχ-ος without a chief or head; cf. Fr. anarche in Cotgr. 1611. But the Eng. use is conformed to that of other derivatives in -arch, as monarch, tetrarch, etc.]
A. n.
1. An author of anarchy; a leader of revolt.
1667Milton P.L. ii. 988 Thus Satan: and him thus the Anarch old..answer'd. 1728Pope Dunc. iii. 339 Lo! the great Anarch's ancient reign restor'd. 1818Byron Ch. Har. ii. xlv, Imperial anarchs doubling human woes. 1848H. Miller First Impress. xvii. (1857) 283 The old anarch of Infidelity is sure always to effect a transitory lodgment.
2. An advocate of anarchy, an anarchist.
1884W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 508 We occupied the Delta in 1882 to prevent anarchs from hindering trade on the Canal. 1885R. L. & F. Stevenson Dynamiter 194, I recognise in you the marks of an accomplished Anarch. 1966New Statesman 26 Aug. 299/2 The self-righteousness of a sour young anarch.
B. adj. [The n. used attrib.] rare.
a1822Shelley Triumph of Life, The anarch chiefs, whose force and murderous snares Had founded many a sceptre-bearing line. |