archiater

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noun A chief physician: a title first given by the Roman emperors to their chief physicians, and now applied on the continent of Europe to the first or body physician of a prince, and to the first physician of some cities; specifically, in Russia, the first imperial physician.

noun Chief physician; -- a term applied, on the continent of Europe, to the first or body physician of princes and to the first physician of some cities.

noun historical Formerly, in continental Europe, the chief physician of a prince or city.

Latin archiater.

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Although Nero appointed the first archiater, the name is not commonly used in Latin until the time of

Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine James Sands Elliott
_Andromachus_, the elder, was physician to Nero, and the first archiater.

Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine James Sands Elliott
_Andromachus_, the younger, was the son of the first archiater, and was, like his father, physician to Nero.

Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine James Sands Elliott
When an _archiater sancti palati_ ceased attendance on the Emperor he took the title of ex-archiater.

Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine James Sands Elliott
Mesopotamia, archiater and presbyter (d. 536), at an early date translated the works of Dionysius into Syriac.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
There he pradlifed with fuch reputation and fuccefs, that he foon arrived at the head of his pro - feffion; and in the year 17749 upon the death of M. Senac, he was appointed archiater.

Encyclopædia britannica; 1797
_archiater_, which means "chief of the physicians."

Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine James Sands Elliott