δ1111Δικτάτωρ
dictator
[Meaning] he who has a double magistracy. [The man] whom the Romans call "twice consul." It was a temporary office, not for life, and without accountability. Or the monarch who rules over all.
Δικτάτωρ· ὁ διπλασίαν τὴν ἀρχὴν ἔχων. ὃς παρὰ Ῥωμαίοις δισύπατος καλεῖται. ἀρχὴ δ' ἦν πρόσκαιρος, οὐ διὰ βίου, καὶ ἀνεύθυνος. ἢ ὁ μονάρχης πάντων κρατῶν.
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