The symposiarch, or arbiter bibendi, settled the proportions to be used. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
Anacreon here acts the symposiarch, or master of the festival. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes] Reference
There was a chairman, or symposiarch, appointed by the company to regulate the drinking; and it was his duty to mix the wine in the “mighty bowl.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Household Management] Reference
But everybody knew that Aphrodite deemed herself greater than the highest of kings, and therefore Barine ventured to close her doors upon their august symposiarch in a manner which could not fail to be unendurable, not only to him but to all the youth of. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works] Reference
When he paused, loud applause rewarded him, and as it reached him from every part of the spacious room, his deep, resonant voice put him in communication even with the more distant guests, and he might have been taken for the symposiarch or director of the banquet. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works] Reference
But everybody knew that Aphrodite deemed herself greater than the highest of kings, and therefore Barine ventured to close her doors upon their august symposiarch in a manner which could not fail to be unendurable, not only to him but to all the youth of Alexandria. From Wordnik.com. [Cleopatra — Complete] Reference
A symposiarch to preside over. From Wordnik.com. [Essays and Miscellanies] Reference
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