PRYTANY


Meaning of PRYTANY in English

- ə nē noun

( -es )

Etymology: Greek prytaneia, from prytanis + -eia -y

1. : the presidential office of the Athenian senate held successively during the year by each of the ten sections into which the senate was divided

2. : one of the ten divisions of the Athenian senate during its presidency

3. : the period during which a section of the senate held the office of president

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