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pylagore

noun
pyla·​gore | \ ˈpiləˌgō(ə)r, ˈpīl-\
plural -s

Definition of pylagore

: a deputy of a state at the council of the Delphic Amphictyony of ancient Greece

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History and Etymology for pylagore

Greek pylagoras, from Pylai Pylae, Thermopylae, meeting place of the amphictyonic council + Greek -agoras (from ageirein to collect, assemble)

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