archiater

noun /ˈɑɹkiˌeɪtɚ/

1. The chief, or highest-ranked physician of a prince, city or country, such as the Holy Roman Empire

   historical

   in his edition of Cicero's Oration for Archias , Lemgo , and Denmark , however , the dignity of Archiater still exists

Where it comes from

From French archiâtre, from Latin archīāter. Compare arch-, iatro-, -iatry.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry archiater (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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