symposiarch
[ sim-poh-zee-ahrk ]
/ sɪmˈpoʊ ziˌɑrk /
noun
the president, director, or master of a symposium.
a toastmaster.
Words nearby symposiarch
symploce,
sympodia,
sympodium,
symport,
symposiac,
symposiarch,
symposiast,
symposium,
symptom,
symptom complex,
symptom formation
Example sentences from the Web for symposiarch
They have their absolute ruler, the symposiarch, their accepted order of drinking, their proper scale of fines.
Odd Bits of History |Henry W. WolffThe symposiarch, or arbiter bibendi, settled the proportions to be used.
Plutarch's Morals |PlutarchAnd now, said the Emperor, you must all obey your symposiarch, and I am going to tell you each in turn what to do.
Darkness and Dawn |Frederic W. FarrarOlympius had risen from his place as Symposiarch and was leaning against a door-post awaiting death with manly composure.
Serapis, Complete |Georg Ebers
British Dictionary definitions for symposiarch
symposiarch
/ (sɪmˈpəʊzɪˌɑːk) /
noun
the president of a symposium, esp in classical Greece
a rare word for toastmaster
Word Origin for symposiarch
C17: from Greek; see
symposium,
-arch