See Also: scholarch(dictionary)

scholarch (iou)



scholarch noun. M19.
[Greek skholarkhes from skhole SCHOOL noun1: see -ARCH.]
Hist. The head or ruler of a school: spec. (a) the head of an Athenian school of philosophy; (b) in parts of Germany, Switzerland, and France, an official formerly charged with the inspection of the schools within a city or district.
scholarchate noun the office of a scholarch; the body of scholarchs: M18.