archisynagogue

From Latin archisynagōgus.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːkɪˈsɪnəɡɒɡ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɑɹkɪˈsɪnəˌɡɑɡ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪnəɡɒɡ
• Hyphenation: arch‧i‧syn‧a‧gogue

archisynagogue (plural archisynagogues)

2. (countable, historical, Judaism) The head of a synagogue.
   • 1997, Catherine Hezser, The Social Structure of the Rabbinic Movement in Roman Palestine:

     Only one rabbi of Phrygian origin mentioned in a Palestinian inscription is called an archisynagogue, and only indirect evidence for the possibility of rabbinic chazanim exists.

archisynagogue m (plural archisynagogues)

1. (countable, historical, Judaism) archisynagogue (the head of a synagogue)
   • 1914, Jean Juster, Les Juifs dans l’Empire romain : leur condition juridique, économique et sociale‎^[1], volume I, Paris: Librairie Paul Geuthner, page 452:

     Mais, s’il est avant tout le chef religieux, l’archisynagogue est encore chargé des encaissements pour le patriarche⁷.

     Nevertheless, while he is primarily a religious leader, the archisynagogue is also responsible for collecting payments for the patriarch.