archiater

English

Etymology

From French archiâtre, from Latin archiater. Compare arch-, iatro-, -iatry.

Noun

archiater (plural archiaters)

  1. (historical) Formerly, in continental Europe, the chief physician of a prince or city.
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    • 1879, J. Grantː
      The title of Archiater, or Dean to the College of Physicians.

Translations

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for archiater in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Latin

Alternative forms

  • archiatrus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχιατρός (arkhiatrós), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) +‎ ἰατρός (iatrós, “doctor”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.kʰiːˈaː.ter/, [ar.kʰiːˈaː.tɛr]

Noun

archīāter m (genitive archīātrī); second declension

  1. physician, especially a chief physician of a ruler.

Descendants

References

  • archiater in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • archiater in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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