Dictionary - Definition of ARCHTREASURER

Definition: ARCHTREASURER


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A chief treasurer. Specifically, the great treasurer of the German empire.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Archtreasurer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Archtreasurer \Arch`treas"ur*er\, noun. [Prefix arch- treasurer.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ARCHTREASURER

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] The great treasurer of the German empire; a dignity claimed by the elector of Hanover. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Extended Definition: ARCHTREASURER

Archtreasurer

The term archtreasurer refers to a chief treasurer. Commonly, it is specifically used for the great treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire. This office was erected with the 8th Electorate, in favor of the Elector Palatine, who had lost his former electorate, which was given to the Duke of Bavaria, by the emperor Ferdinand II, who took it away from Frederick V.

References

This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. [1]

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Archtreasurer". Image Credit.
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