stasiarch

English

Etymology

From either or both of the synonymous Ancient Greek nouns στασιάρχης (stasiárkhēs) and/or στασίαρχος (stasíarkhos, “chief of a band”; “leader in sedition”), from στάσις (stásis, “part”, “band”; “sedition”) + either -άρχης (-árkhēs, “-ruler”) or ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).

Noun

stasiarch (plural stasiarchs)

1. (obsolete, rare) leader of a sedition

Anagrams

• archaists, catharsis