politarch

noun

pol·​i·​tarch

ˈpäləˌtärk

plural -s

: a municipal magistrate in countries of the eastern Mediterranean under the Roman Empire

the seven politarchs who rules the city

—United Presbyterian Magazine

Word History

Etymology

Greek politarchēs, from politēs citizen + -archēs -arch

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