chartophylax

[ kahr-tof-uh-laks ]

noun

, Greek Orthodox Church.

1. an official who serves chiefly as the chancellor and archivist of a diocese.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chartophylax¹

1875–80; < Late Greek, Greek, equivalent to charto- ( chartophylacium ) + phýlax watcher, guard

Example Sentences

He is also called chartophylax either as the holder of some ecclesiastical office or as superintendent of the university library.

From Project Gutenberg

Chartophylax then observed how fatally human sagacity was sometimes baffled, and how often the most valuable discoveries are made by chance.

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Chartophylax then observed how fatally human sagacity was sometimes baffled, and how often the most valuable discoveries are made by chance.

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