ὀρφᾰνοφύλαξ [ῠ],ᾰκος,ὁ,
A. one who guards orphans; esp. at Athens, in pl.,guardians of orphanswho had lost their fathers in war, X. Vect. 2.7 ; cf.ὀρφανοδικασταί.
ὀρφᾰνοφύλαξ
Gloss
one who guards orphans
References
- X. Vect. 2.7
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