Defn: The office of an archon. Mitford.
ARCHONTATE
Ar"chon*tate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. archontat.]
Defn: An archon's term of office. Gibbon.
ARCHONTS
Ar"chonts, n. pl. Etym: [Gr. p. pr. See Archon.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The group including man alone.
ARCHOPLASM
Ar"cho*plasm, n. [See Archon; Plasma.] (Biol.)
Defn: The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
ARCHPRELATE
Arch`prel"ate, n. Etym: [Pref. arch- + prelate.]
Defn: An archbishop or other chief prelate.
ARCHPRESBYTER
Arch`pres"by*ter, n.