agonarchn.

Brit.

/ˈaɡənɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈæɡəˌnɑrk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀγωνάρχης.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀγωνάρχης judge of a contest or games < ἀγών agon n. + -αρχης -arch comb. form¹.

A presiding authority at an agon or public celebration of games (see agon n. 1); a judge or overseer of proceedings. Also more generally: a master of revels.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > [noun] > director of public games

agonothete1600

alytarch1646

agonarch1656

Asiarch1658

gymnasiarch1658

athlothete1735

agonistarch1744

editor1791

Syriarch1840

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > presiding

Master of (the) Revels1510

lord1519

revel master1651

agonarch1656

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Agonarh [1661 Agonarch] or Agonothete, a judge or overseer in feats of activity, a Master of Revels.

1892 J. Fitzmaurice-Kelly Life Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra v. 185 In the plays, we find the writer recording his impressions of those stolen revels of which, years ago, he had been the agonarch in Algiers.

1979 R. J. Buck Hist. Boeotia ix. 158 The Agonarchs..are attested only from Hellenistic times. They were elected by the districts, and their function seems to have been to superintend the business side of the festivals under federal control.

1997 J. A. McCarthy in J. Lungstrum & E. Sauer Agonistics 208 While the Lord functions as a kind of agonarch (that is, a judge or overseer), Mephisto assumes the role of an agonothete (or supervisor in the games of contest).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agonarch
释义	agonarchn. Brit. /ˈaɡənɑːk/, U.S. /ˈæɡəˌnɑrk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀγωνάρχης. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀγωνάρχης judge of a contest or games < ἀγών agon n. + -αρχης -arch comb. form¹. A presiding authority at an agon or public celebration of games (see agon n. 1); a judge or overseer of proceedings. Also more generally: a master of revels. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > [noun] > director of public games agonothete1600 alytarch1646 agonarch1656 Asiarch1658 gymnasiarch1658 athlothete1735 agonistarch1744 editor1791 Syriarch1840 society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > presiding Master of (the) Revels1510 lord1519 revel master1651 agonarch1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Agonarh [1661 Agonarch] or Agonothete, a judge or overseer in feats of activity, a Master of Revels. 1892 J. Fitzmaurice-Kelly Life Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra v. 185 In the plays, we find the writer recording his impressions of those stolen revels of which, years ago, he had been the agonarch in Algiers. 1979 R. J. Buck Hist. Boeotia ix. 158 The Agonarchs..are attested only from Hellenistic times. They were elected by the districts, and their function seems to have been to superintend the business side of the festivals under federal control. 1997 J. A. McCarthy in J. Lungstrum & E. Sauer Agonistics 208 While the Lord functions as a kind of agonarch (that is, a judge or overseer), Mephisto assumes the role of an agonothete (or supervisor in the games of contest). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1656
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