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Archiater

Archiater (used up.; archiater; Greek arche – the first, the prime cause, the beginning + Greek iatros – the doctor):

  1. In the Roman Empire rank of the chief physician of the province, city or other administrative unit;
  2. In the Middle Ages rank of the physician-in-ordinary of the Pope;
  3. In Russia at Peter I a rank of the official who heads medical business.
 
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