the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six junior archons at Athens.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six inferior archons at Athens.
Word Usage
"Then this small thesmothete stepped from the table, and surged out of the hall, her black silk dress licking up a few straws and dragging them along with a scratching noise upon the floor."