单词 | prytany |
释义 | prytany/ˈprɪtəni /noun (plural prytanies) 1(In ancient Greece) each of the ten divisions of the Athenian Council of Five Hundred.The prytany rotated on each tenth of the year and was responsible for the daily operation of the city-state....
1.1A period of five weeks for which each of the prytanies presided in turn.In the 4th century, there were 40 regularly scheduled meetings of the Assembly each year, four in each prytany (each prytany was one tenth of the year)....
OriginFrom Greek prutaneia, from prutanis 'prince, ruler'. |
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