logothete

noun

log·​o·​thete

ˈlȯgəˌthēt also ˈläg-

plural -s

: one of various functionaries (as an administrator) under the Byzantine emperors

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin logotheta, from Late Greek logothetēs, from log- + -thetēs (from tithenai to set, place)

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