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Definition of Symposiarch
1. Noun. The person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet.
Generic synonyms: Emcee, Host, Master Of Ceremonies
Specialized synonyms: Toast Mistress
Definition of Symposiarch
1. n. The master of a feast.
Definition of Symposiarch
1. Noun. (historical Ancient Greece) The master of a feast. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Symposiarch
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Symposiarch
Literary usage of Symposiarch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Day in Old Athens: A Picture of Athenian Life by William Stearns Davis (1914)
"... because to have a good symposium without some music is almost unimaginable;
but she is discreetly kept in the background. 165. The symposiarch ..."
2. A Day in Old Athens: A Picture of Athenian Life by William Stearns Davis (1914)
"... some music is almost unimaginable; but she is discreetly kept in the background.
165. The symposiarch and his Duties. — "Let's cast for our symposiarch! ..."
3. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"... wine and present it to the company, were also under his ordert; but if there
was no symposiarch, the company called for the wine just as they pleased. ..."
4. A Manual of Grecian Antiquities by Charles Anthon (1852)
"The same practice prevailed among the Romans, and their symposiarch was called
the Magister or Rex Convivii, or the Arbiter bibendi. ..."
5. The American Journal of Education by Henry Barnard (1872)
"Now, in such cases it will be the business of the symposiarch to restore the
interest of the conversation, and to rekindle its animation, by recalling it ..."
6. A Day in Old Athens: A Picture of Athenian Life by William Stearns Davis (1914)
"... because to have a good symposium without some music is almost unimaginable;
but she is discreetly kept in the background. 165. The symposiarch ..."
7. A Day in Old Athens: A Picture of Athenian Life by William Stearns Davis (1914)
"... some music is almost unimaginable; but she is discreetly kept in the background.
165. The symposiarch and his Duties. — "Let's cast for our symposiarch! ..."
8. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"... wine and present it to the company, were also under his ordert; but if there
was no symposiarch, the company called for the wine just as they pleased. ..."
9. A Manual of Grecian Antiquities by Charles Anthon (1852)
"The same practice prevailed among the Romans, and their symposiarch was called
the Magister or Rex Convivii, or the Arbiter bibendi. ..."
10. The American Journal of Education by Henry Barnard (1872)
"Now, in such cases it will be the business of the symposiarch to restore the
interest of the conversation, and to rekindle its animation, by recalling it ..."
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