demogeron
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δημογέρων (dēmogérōn)
Noun
demogeron (plural demogerontes or demogerons)
- Member of a demogerontia.
- 1922, Volonakes, Michael D., The Island of Roses and Her Eleven Sisters: Or, The Dodecanese from the Earliest Time Down to the Present Day, page 299:
- This Council was called Demogerontia (municipality) and was composed of twelve members named municipal councillors, of one treasurer, and of the president of the Council, called Demogeron (mayor).
- 2010 [1954], Hill, George, A History of Cyprus, volume 4, Cambridge University Press, page 9:
- Local demogerontes of Larnaca, Paphos (Ktema), Limasol and Chrysochou are mentioned in connexion with the massacre of 1821, as well as a demogeron of the tribunal of Nicosia and two demogerontes of the Saray (Kepiades, pp. 17, 19, 20).
- 1989, Bastea, Eleni, The Rebirth of Athens: Planning and Architecture in the 19th Century:
- The affairs of the city of Athens were run by the demogerons, a group of elected elders, usually landed gentlemen. The demogerons appointed a committee to take charge of the preparations for the reception of the king, [...]
Translations
member of a demogerontia
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