n. [ L. archon, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ruler, chief magistrate, p. pr. of &unr_; to be first, to rule. ] (Antiq.) One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preëminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates. --
n. The office of an archon. Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. archontat. ] An archon's term of office. Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ Gr.