pylagore

noun

pyla·​gore

ˈpiləˌgō(ə)r,

ˈpīl-

plural -s

: a deputy of a state at the council of the Delphic Amphictyony of ancient Greece

Word History

Etymology

Greek pylagoras, from Pylai Pylae, Thermopylae, meeting place of the amphictyonic council + Greek -agoras (from ageirein to collect, assemble)

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